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Unread 13-04-2010, 14:52   #10
Mark Gleeson
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They started out very reliable with all 10 in service each morning as a matter of routine. Yes there are problems but if you ain't willing to pay for spare parts of course the train will break down.

Plenty of other railway companies bought stock from Alstom in that era and stuck it out and resolved the issues resulting in a reasonably reliable train. They stuck with it, IE gave up.
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