does anyone know if First Capital Connect are or are going to have class
377's on the thamesink route.

Thanks

Tom w

"tom w" wrote in message
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does anyone know if First Capital Connect are or are going to have class
377's on the thamesink route.


Yes - the 12 extra units ordered recently (to allow the last of the 319s to
transfer to FCC/Thameslink) and a number of existing trains (yet to be
decided) will be transferred to the Thameslink route Dec 08; they will allow
for the through running of Southeastern services from Sevenoaks, (apparently
to Kentish Town) following the closure of the Blackfriars bay platforms.
Some Southeastern units will also transfer to Southern temporarily in
exchange.

However the latest DfT plan suggests the 377s will move back to Southern
eventually, once the newly developed Thameslink stock arrives in a few years
time.

Paul

On 10 Feb, 17:58, "Paul Scott" wrote:
for the through running of Southeastern services from Sevenoaks, (apparently
to Kentish Town) following the closure of the Blackfriars bay platforms.

Why don't they just reverse at City as the 465s do at the moment
occasionally?

B2003

Boltar wrote:
On 10 Feb, 17:58, "Paul Scott" wrote:
for the through running of Southeastern services from Sevenoaks, (apparently
to Kentish Town) following the closure of the Blackfriars bay platforms.

Why don't they just reverse at City as the 465s do at the moment
occasionally?

B2003

Following the closure of the Moorgate branch, the 6-8tph which currently
terminate there will need to find somewhere else to go, to avoid
reducing the frequency on the Bedford line. Rather than increasing the
number of movements south of Blackfriars, the plan is to link some of
these up with the trains which currently terminate at Blackfriars /
City. This also conveniently increases the number of trains through the
Thameslink core to around 16tph (Key Output 0) in preparation for
lengthening to 12 carriages (Key Output 1). The full 24tph will then
follow by 2015, with the increased range of destinations.

Cheers

Steve M