(03 Jul 2023, 3:04 pm)V514DFT wrote Im concerned about the Metro, theyre getting new metros granted, but even with battery power aswell, i dont see 46 being enough, especially with all the proposed routes/extensions they want to do, they already upped it from 42 to 46, i know the layout is different on the 555's have 5 articulated sections rather than 4 (combined from 2 carriages), as for buses, i said it in another thread, it should always be seen as a "work in progress" rather than "that'll do", then operators moaning that "due to low passenger numbers" yeah, you have low passenger numbers cus you wont adapt properly, and use a model from the 1980's

The difference is, this is a brand new vehicle that Stadler will happily build more of if they're needed, not 40 year old antiques that they can't get parts for. New lines would need new rolling stock, simple as that.