08-03-2016, 03:21 PM
(08-03-2016, 02:40 PM)Canard Wrote: There are also a good number of cars that will be going on 35+ years in service that they may either scrap or sell off to other operators.
I am under the impression that they are continuously refurbishing their cars, are there plans to retire some?
The bigger question I have, is does this order mean that the electrified lines will be using an electric locomotive to pull existing cars, as opposed to using a new EMU setup?
I was under the impression that EMUs have better performance specifically acceleration.