East and West Coastway Southern trains from Brighton

[Deleted User X18H]

to have 35 year old rolling stock replacing the spanking new air conditioned visual and audio display trains.

1st generation sliding door trains saved from the scrappage yard.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Oh yeah with no bogs great after a skinful at Falmer.

 

[Alby]

The newer stock is apparently off to the London Metro area cos of the Olympics

 

[8ace]

Is there a link to this story?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Not yet!

 

[Trigger]

No bogs?... I'll just piss on the floor then, that'll serve em right.

 

[Ernest]

to have 35 year old rolling stock replacing the spanking new air conditioned visual and audio display trains.

1st generation sliding door trains saved from the scrappage yard.

Have you been asleep for the last year ? And BTW it is a DFT decision

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Have you been asleep for the last year ? And BTW it is a DFT decision

The last year?

I've known that this was the long-term plan, ever since Connex said so, way back in about 1996, when they first began running the franchise. The Strategic Rail Authority - representatives of the DfT on earth at the time - also knew about it, and approved the idea.

The details are only now getting out, of course.

This was nothing to do with the Olympics, of course, more to do with what was then a long-term plan eventually to upgrade the South London metro services. Cascading older rolling stock to lower priority routes has been a feature of railways in Britain (and the rest of the world) for at least 160 years.

 

[Ernest]

The last year?

I've known that this was the long-term plan, ever since Connex said so, way back in about 1996, when they first began running the franchise. The Strategic Rail Authority - representatives of the DfT on earth at the time - also knew about it, and approved the idea.

The details are only now getting out, of course.

I knew but someone as INTELLIGENT as Timmy would surely have seen them in Lovers Walk ?

 

[Mr Everyone]

Speaking of old rolling stock, you know here in Derby, we have the old Gatwick Express trains rusting away!!

 

[Hunting 784561]

Link please ?

 

[Beach Hut]

So is it really slam door or electrics from LOROL ?

 

[Bluejuice]

Are these just the trains going to Hastings or Littlehampton etc?

The Southern ones up to London will still be nice, right?

 

[Mr Everyone]

How long does the current franchise (for Southern) run till?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

At least I won't have to struggle home to Glynde any more on one of those ridiculous brand-new Gatwick Express trains. The struggle to reach a seat takes AGES. South London metro trains have seats you can reach in seconds. Much better for a five minute journey from Lewes.

 

[Springal]

Speaking of old rolling stock, you know here in Derby, we have the old Gatwick Express trains rusting away!!

Normally see them when I do the St Pancras-Sheffield run

 

[1swedegull]

15 3 car sets replaced by new stock on lorol lines ( euston - watford , richmond - stratford , willesden - clapham jnc) will be refreshed and repainted for use on Brighton- Seaford and Brighton - West Worthing , these sets will release stock for extra strengthning on all other Southern routes .

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I knew but someone as INTELLIGENT as Timmy would surely have seen them in Lovers Walk ?

I'm usually shagging some treacle when I'm in LOVERS walk Ernie.

 

[Ernest]

I'm usually shagging some treacle when I'm in LOVERS walk Ernie.

Isn't it TIME for your paper round

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Yep Mrs Kerr just text me and said ' getta thata bloody argus delivered'