Just read this 
http://www.hemelonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=841&ArticleID=851570
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Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24 
million, that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced 
running problems, are to be introduced on the local Silverlink route 
next June.
Fears are emerging this could add to the woes of passengers travelling 
between Tring and Euston, who already face major disruption when the new 
timetable comes in on Monday September 27.
Only four trains an hour will run in peak periods compared with the five 
currently in operation.
The new rail schedule has been forced after a 7 billion upgrade of the 
west coast route - but only long-distance operator Virgin Train will 
benefit because Silverlink is to be confined to fewer slow lanes.
"The upgrade was largely to recover lost long-distance business by 
allowing Virgin to run faster trains at 125mph," said Silverlink 
spokesman Graham Bashford.
"We have lost capacity on the track and are doing the very best we can 
in the circumstances to provide a service as equal to the previous one 
as we can," he added.
Hopes that the new Tring turn-a-round would boost the service have been 
dashed and one peak-hour morning train from Dacorum stations to Euston 
has been wiped from the schedule altogether. Almost all other services 
from all stations will run at different times from September 27.
/*
The only thing that I can think of is that its 458s, anyone know if 458s 
are to move to Silverlink County?
-- 
Joe Patrick
Railways Online - for GB railway news, information & photos
http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk

"Joe Patrick"  wrote in message 
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> Just read this 
> http://www.hemelonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=841&ArticleID=851570
> /*
> Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24 million, 
> that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced running 
> problems, are to be introduced on the local Silverlink route next June.
>
> [snip]
>
> The only thing that I can think of is that its 458s, anyone know if 458s 
> are to move to Silverlink County?


458s, luxury? rofl! I suppose compared to SL's 313s and 321s they could well 
be...

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*** http://www.railwayscene.co.uk/ ***
Rich Mackin (rich-at-richmackin-co-uk)
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> 458s, luxury? rofl! I suppose compared to SL's 313s and 321s they could well 
> be...


Probably, I'm just glad that I have left the area before they come into 
use (if they are coming in at all?)
-- 
Joe Patrick
Railways Online - for GB railway news, information & photos
http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk

"Joe Patrick"  wrote


> Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24
> million, that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced
> running problems, are to be introduced on the local Silverlink route
> next June.
>
> The only thing that I can think of is that its 458s, anyone know if 458s
> are to move to Silverlink County?


This sounds like the 350s, which were originally part of an order for SWT,
but changed to the 350 spec before construction. Among their uses will be
peak Euston - Tring stoppers, as they have better acceleration than a 321,
and so will make it easier to timetable a mix of stopping and fast trains on
the Slow Lines.

Peter

Peter Masson wrote:

> This sounds like the 350s


It sounds like them until this part:

[..] that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced running 
problems[..]

"Joe Patrick"  wrote in message 
news:ubBYe.9622$MD4.1541@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> Just read this 
> http://www.hemelonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=841&ArticleID=851570
> /*
> Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24 million, 
> that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced running 
> problems, are to be introduced on the local Silverlink route next June.
> Fears are emerging this could add to the woes of passengers travelling 
> between Tring and Euston, who already face major disruption when the new 
> timetable comes in on Monday September 27.
> Only four trains an hour will run in peak periods compared with the five 
> currently in operation.
> The new rail schedule has been forced after a 7 billion upgrade of the 
> west coast route - but only long-distance operator Virgin Train will 
> benefit because Silverlink is to be confined to fewer slow lanes.
> "The upgrade was largely to recover lost long-distance business by 
> allowing Virgin to run faster trains at 125mph," said Silverlink spokesman 
> Graham Bashford.
> "We have lost capacity on the track and are doing the very best we can in 
> the circumstances to provide a service as equal to the previous one as we 
> can," he added.
> Hopes that the new Tring turn-a-round would boost the service have been 
> dashed and one peak-hour morning train from Dacorum stations to Euston has 
> been wiped from the schedule altogether. Almost all other services from 
> all stations will run at different times from September 27.
> /*
> The only thing that I can think of is that its 458s, anyone know if 458s 
> are to move to Silverlink County?


The story is from last year - at the bottom of that web page it says 8th 
September 2004.

> The story is from last year - at the bottom of that web page it says 8th 
> September 2004. 


ROFL so it is
-- 
Joe Patrick
Railways Online - for GB railway news, information & photos
http://www.railwaysonline.co.uk

Joe Patrick wrote:

> Just read this 
> http://www.hemelonline.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=841&ArticleID=851570 
> 
> /*
> Wednesday, September 8: BRAND new luxury trains worth a total 24 
> million, that have been discarded by a rail operator who experienced 
> running problems, are to be introduced on the local Silverlink route 
> next June.



Read down to the foot of the page - it's dated 08 Sep 2004
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney