05-24-2016, 10:16 PM
(05-24-2016, 07:00 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: We should just cancel the Bombardier order and get bog-standard LRVs from Siemens or Skoda or anybody who is willing to bid on the basis that they will actually deliver when promised. Is it really impossible to get vehicles in less than two years?
Take a look at when you could get delivery on an Airbus A320 NEO or a Boeing 737 MAX -- it's probably 2020 or later. Trains are the same: they are built to order, and there is always a backlog, at least for any decent product. And we don't just need one, either.
On top of that, there would be cancellation penalties, as I doubt this level of delays would give us cancellation rights.
EDIT: To operate in two years, we need to receive the first trains in less than one year. It's just not going to happen with anyone else at this point.