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Inniskeen · 18-01-2012, 10:26

Sixteen sets are required to run the current DART service. The number of vehicles required to make everything 8-car is therefore 128. The current fleet consists of 154 vehicles. While the Spanish fleet may not be rotting (forgive the earlier metaphorical use of the word), as in the bodies rusting, I imagine the longer they remain idle the poorer their condition becomes and the greater the expense in resurrecting them.

While I am not surprised IR wish to get rid of them, I would be astounded if there were a rush of buyers. Still if the price is right somebody might take them - maybe they could go to New Zealand where MK2s from the UK mainland were given a second lease of life a few years ago.

18-01-2012, 10:26	#7
Inniskeen Really Regular Poster Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 951	Sixteen sets are required to run the current DART service. The number of vehicles required to make everything 8-car is therefore 128. The current fleet consists of 154 vehicles. While the Spanish fleet may not be rotting (forgive the earlier metaphorical use of the word), as in the bodies rusting, I imagine the longer they remain idle the poorer their condition becomes and the greater the expense in resurrecting them. While I am not surprised IR wish to get rid of them, I would be astounded if there were a rush of buyers. Still if the price is right somebody might take them - maybe they could go to New Zealand where MK2s from the UK mainland were given a second lease of life a few years ago. Last edited by Inniskeen : 18-01-2012 at 10:29.