Surely depends entirely on the parameters. If, for example (taking entirely hypothetical figures), you know that flows which account for 10% of your existing business are coming to an end (as opposed to being lost to alternative carriers) within the next five years, then to grow by 8% is quite a challenging target.
Did anyone notice the EMU was being hauled out of the platform?
It clearly wasn't being hauled.
The pantographs are lowered, there is no overhead catenary in place.
Bionic duckweed‽
It might have helped if you actually stated which unit you were referring to. As this is a thread about Varamis and there is a section in that video showing the Varamis set departing a platform I fairly naturally assumed you might just be referring to that.
I thought having put the text ‘There's also a view of the mail platform in use by Royal Mail's 325 units at their Midlands Super Hub at Daventry’ in bold would have made it clear?
Having tried unsuccessfully to source some Unobtainium, yes
And now a fourth is announced on X, being 321 428.
They have not run all week after something happening Tuesday, was terminated at Lancaster; possibly fatality. Anyone know why?
Person hit by train.
I would have thought a class 800 would easily be configurable to passenger if required. Just down to adding interior trim and bolting seats into the already present bike holes.
An interesting article in The Times (not paywalled), about Varamis' expansion to London from next month. The bit that I found surprising was the aspiration to replace the 10 Class 321s it has purchased with Class 800s in due course. I would have thought that would be an enormous risk, although if the units could be retrofitted for passenger use if the service failed subsequently then a leasing company might be interested in financing the rolling stock.
Well I suppose at least it would cure the never-ending back and forth about how bad the seats are
An interesting article in The Times (not paywalled), about Varamis' expansion to London from next month. The bit that I found surprising was the aspiration to replace the 10 Class 321s it has purchased with Class 800s in due course. I would have thought that would be an enormous risk, although if the units could be retrofitted for passenger use if the service failed subsequently then a leasing company might be interested in financing the rolling stock.
Ah, that’s a pity. I was really hoping they would stick with the 321s. Must be a massive risk to get 800s and I don’t expect it to happen for a few years.
An interesting article in The Times (not paywalled), about Varamis' expansion to London from next month. The bit that I found surprising was the aspiration to replace the 10 Class 321s it has purchased with Class 800s in due course. I would have thought that would be an enormous risk, although if the units could be retrofitted for passenger use if the service failed subsequently then a leasing company might be interested in financing the rolling stock.
They recruited for drivers within the past year , though one would assume they will recruit again when the expansions happen. Mr Read himself is a qualified train driver, I wander if he fills in when they are short?!!
The article says he does.
