well that answers my earlyer question reguarding spare hst's
Number of power cars in fleet 109
Number needed for sevive 100
Number available 99
As of Friday Morning
Number of sets needed for service 50
Number available for service 49
Although this changes on a daily basis.
Where do these figures come from? You've managed to lose nine of
FGW▸ 's 118 allocated Class 43s to start with, or have they secretly stored some?
A fleet requirement of 50 sets out of 53 in the fleet suggests availability on a heroic scale - 94%, which seems somewhat improbable with a diesel train, that, however much modification it has had, is getting on a bit. Even Virgin only expects 90 per cent with Pendolinos (47 sets required daily out of 52) which I had always understood was considered to be pushing it a bit, even with more modern electric trains.
