Ixion - Railway Eye's resident louche traction and rolling stock engineer has just spotted this table in the InterCity East Coast franchise consultation document.
| Table 5.1 SET Train configurations | |||||
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| | Type | Formation | Total | First | Standard |
| HST replacement | Bi-mode | Full | 630 | 132 | 498 |
| Class 365 replacement | Electric | Half | 331 | 27 | 304 |
| Class 313 replacement | Electric* | Third | 250 | | 250 |
| Tram-train | Bi-mode | Quarter | 150 | | 150 |
| Class 180 replacement | Bi-mode | Half | 273 | 27 | 246 |
| IC225 replacement | Electric | Full | 688 | 132 | 556 |
| Spares | Bi-mode | Full | 630 | 132 | 498 |
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It casts shocking new light on DfT Rail's aim of gaining economies of scale by maximising the range of applications for the Super Express Train...
UPDATE: This from Underground Ernest...
Can we get a variant to replace our Piccadilly line stock?
UPDATE: This from our man at 222 Marylebone Road...
Surely, if DfT is seeking economies of scale and IEP is seen as a Class 365 replacement, the new Thameslink stock would be a logical application for an ultra-high density variant?
With that massive acceleration 30 trains an hour would be possible... probably...
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