Comments by "John Burns" (@johnburns4017) on "New life for old trains | Companies Notebook" video.

  1. Vivarail have proven TfL made a big expensive mistake.
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  2. The S Stock can be converted to to the new signals.
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  3. Jack Sugden You have a point. The cost of updating the D Stock is a fraction of the cost of new trains. As the man said, they are effectively now are new trains. The way Vivarail has made some of them battery trains is impressive. A battery 3rd rail version is to be used on the Wrexham to Liverpool line running over the Merseyrail Wirral Line into Liverpool from Bidston. So, LU's loss is others gain.
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  4. mjosiah1 What do S stock add that renovated D stock do not?
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  5. Being 38 years old is not a problem as clearly is seen by what Vivarail are doing. I do not go with that the D stock's signalling cannot be upgraded.
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