Goldfish62
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Although in danger of going OT it's generally considered that the 373s were withdrawn prematurely. The only reason they were scrapped is that Eurostar didn't want perfectly acceptable trains going to a competitor.I think technology and lack of care and/or intensive working is limiting this nowadays. This seems to be the case with the Networkers, but certainly applies to 332s (which only did 22 years) and most of the 373s. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the rolling stock introduced in the 00s still going doesn't make 40 if the pace of technology and/or desire for more of the latest technology continues to advance.
As for the 332s there have been many allegations about them being poorly maintained and they were in any case highly non-standard.
The Networkers have never been stunning performers, but they're still achieving better miles per technical incident (MTIN) than a lot of newer stock (707s excepted).