..." <notvalidpmsc...@btinternet.com> wrote: You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there. Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: Roger Ford guesses a 200 hp diesel generator will need to be included under one of the carriages ...

... Scott" <notvalidpmsc...@btinternet.com> wrote: You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there.  Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: Roger Ford guesses a 200 hp diesel generator will need to be included under one of the carriages in ...

... under one of the cards? You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there. Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/thameslinkrollingstock/rollingstockhighlevespecif.pdf Section 9.3 includes inter alia "The capability...

.... In the long term, it's likely to be more cost effective to not give a single manufacturer a monopoly in the supply of UK suburban rolling stock (and Siemens would've been justifiably pissed off, given that a batch of dual-voltage 350s would be pretty much equivalent to a batch of 37xes). ...

...term. In the long term, it's likely to be more cost effective to not give a single manufacturer a monopoly in the supply of UK suburban rolling stock (and Siemens would've been justifiably pissed off, given that a batch of dual-voltage 350s would be pretty much equivalent to a batch of 37xes). ...

...usual suspects, Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens; plus Hitachi, have applied to build the Thameslink EMUs. This phase of the procurement process seems fairly predictable, would the DfT not save time and money by prequalifying the first three for any future UK rolling stock builds, or would that be against the rules, in case there are other train builders around who might ...

...; plus Hitachi, have applied to build the Thameslink EMUs. This phase of the procurement process seems ...save time and money by prequalifying the first three for any future UK rolling stock builds, or would that be against the rules, in case there ...not give a single manufacturer a monopoly in the supply of UK suburban rolling stock (and Siemens would've been justifiably pissed...

... usual suspects, Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens; plus Hitachi, have applied to build the Thameslink EMUs. This phase of the procurement process seems fairly predictable, would the DfT not save time and money by prequalifying the first three for any future UK rolling stock builds, or would that be against the rules, in case there are other train builders around who might be ...

... suspects, Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens; plus Hitachi, have applied to build the Thameslink EMUs. This phase of the procurement process seems fairly predictable, would the DfT not save time and money by prequalifying the first three for any future UK rolling stock builds, or would that be against the rules, in case there are other train builders around who might be ...

Has anyone got any weights for Bombardier Movia 'S' stock for LU ? A search of obvious places does not find any. I know a Movia is designed for a different duty and to different dimensions, but I just want to make a comparison. -- Nick