bramling
Veteran Member
I have a thought, some class 700s run on Great Northern services still operating under the Thameslink brand, if Great Northern were to have some 379s could they could replace the class 700s on these services?
Yes they could. 8x 4-car units would see off the 700/0s, though this leads to a question of where those 700/0s go, and potentially whether it’s a good use of resources / money to be leasing 379s whilst 700s are spare.
The only other potential issue is whether there needs to be some element of GN 700/0 work in order to keep up crew knowledge on them, or alternatively whether some drivers could ditch 700 traction and there be a saving there.