Apart form the newspapers, I know nothing much about this. And after Greyrigg, we all have our own ideas on media accuracy.
Is the Government's "1000 new coaches" just a publicity stunt for example, because the TOCs plan to build 200 coaches a year anyway, so in 5 years we will have 1000 new coaches, although they will have scrapped or off-hired 1500 during the same peroid
Will they be the right type, and for the right duties, or will we get intercity coaches when we need commuter coaches. or vice versa?
Or 1000 new coaches and no motive power to pull them, because they "forgot" to order any.
Is it really £1,000,000 per coach ?
(Might they even be known as Parliamentry Trains?
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So what does the forum think?