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Unread 17-09-2014, 22:47   #23
Jamie2k9
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Originally Posted by berneyarms View Post
No sorry you're wrong on that - they do have to visit the depot, be it Portlaoise or Drogheda every 48 hours (excluding days they're not used). That much I did get confirmed before.

You certainly couldn't last 48 hours without refuelling/discharging toilets. That's done daily.
That would mean 20 units being serviced per day. It is just not possible. The Tralee branch only gets swapped once weekly.

If a new fleet of trains need tlc every 48h then questions need to be asked when average millage would be 700-1000 miles.

The fuel tanks are quiet large, its somewhere between 500 to 1000 miles worth of fuel they can take and the toilets are not always emptied daily.

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