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Unread 20-11-2016, 08:24   #46
Colm Moore
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Originally Posted by comcor View Post
What is the justification for looking at the cost per passenger journey, rather than cost per passenger km?
One is a readily digestible statistic, the other isn't. In other words, optics.

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Originally Posted by Kilocharlie View Post
And buying an additional 41 ICR 'B' (intermediate) cars (perhaps to convert 4-car to 5-car?); this would be subject to procurement allowing use of the existing framework agreement.

OR acquiring the equivalent in a new procurement (more expensive and a lot longer due to full tendering equirements)
If there are public procurement issues, the way one frames it is "I want X carriages that are fully compatible with my existing 22000 fleet. Make it work.". Given that a lot of the equipment is modular (German gearboxes, French windows, etc.), the other manufacturers can keep manners on any potential price gouging.

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Anyway why are they not more interested in purchasing a new batch of 2900 and remove ICR from M3, Maynooth, PPT and Drogheda.
They should buy DART units for Maynooth and that would free up 29000s.
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