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24th May 2010, 17:10
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Forest slam-door trains withdrawn (BBC News)
The last slam-door electric trains serving a branch line in the New Forest are withdrawn from service.
More from BBC News... 
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24th May 2010, 17:57
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very sad news, whats sadder is that despite being electrified they are being replaced Mon-Fri with class 158/159 diesel units.........
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25th May 2010, 05:51
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....Replacing electrics with diesels?
Oh dear.
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#5
25th May 2010, 18:34
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surplus 508's
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#6
26th May 2010, 07:11
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#7
26th May 2010, 09:00
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or even hire in from another TOC, or contract another TOC to run it on SWT's behalf (like TPE running Northerns Barton Branch). Maybe even Island line have a spare unit? or hire in a 73, 2 MK2'S or 3's and a DVT!
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