(18 Jan 2014, 10:05 pm)citaro5284 wrote So then the 5's would not then be low cost. Dead Mileage to SMR will still work out cheaper. Something that looks ideal is not normally the correct solution when all the costs are analysed.
But could go low cost if they were in Deptford's low cost unit?
One of the reasons 5 is low cost is the union agreement that allows Saltmeadows drivers to take breaks away from company premises. The 5's take breaks at Jarrow.