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'Constructive discussions' over Chiltern Mk 5 deal


04/12/2024 in Fleet

TransPennine Express 68023 Achilles stands at Doncaster on September 8 2022, on the rear of the 0926 Cleethorpes-Manchester Piccadilly test run. The ‘Nova 3s’ were withdrawn last year after the discovery of body cracks - a low point from which Wolmar says TPE has staged a recovery under the government’s Operator of Last Resort. KEITH PARTLOW.

Chiltern Railways could be moving closer to taking on Mk 5 coaches from Beacon Rail, but will not be drawn on industry speculation that a deal is likely.




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  • The Class 40 man - 04/12/2024 16:06

    Hope this deal gets concluded successfully. It makes perfect sense for Chiltern to take them. It has got to be better than having a brand new train fleet sitting in MOD sites.

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  • The Class 40 man - 04/12/2024 16:07

    Hope this deal gets concluded successfully. It makes perfect sense for Chiltern to take them. It has got to be better than having a brand new train fleet sitting in MOD sites.

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  • DAVE & GRE - 04/12/2024 16:16

    great and first with news!!

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  • Derek Amitri - 05/12/2024 09:23

    Great news for Chiltern, GWR and Scotrail who get cascaded units. Meanwhile Cross Country passengers continue to suffer endemic gross overcrowding with no end in sight and no interest being taken by DfT or politicians. Concentrating all 22x units with XC to enable a double-set operation is a no-brainer, but instead they are lavished on OA operators and now, it seems, Scotrail.

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  • Dr P. N. Jarvis - 05/12/2024 12:04

    What will be used for the service between Marylebone and Bletchley via Aykesbury?

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  • Mr Ian Griffiths - 05/12/2024 16:03

    Stolen from the north of England leveling up haha

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