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The Nova 3s, simply because of how they came about.
> Be TransPennine Express
> You want to off-lease half of your existing, uniform fleet
> Order some iets but they won't be ready for a while
> Order an EMU and some loco-hauled stock based off those planned for the Caledonian Sleeper from CAF, so they arrive before the iets
> You ordered your trains from CAF, so they arrive late and are riddled with faults to the point that their introduction is so close to the iets, you may as well have not bothered
> The lateness of the CAF trains cause you to extend your lease on the legacy fleet
> You can now improve capacity because you have more of the legacy fleet than planned
> Covid hits and you now have more trains than you know what to do with
> As a result, your loco hauled trains become niche and basically stuck to 1 route
> Eventually realise that they don't really fit within your fleet and decided to send them off-lease and keep your legacy fleet alongside the other 2 trains
They sounded cool though, and that's all that matters (Class 68 my beloved)
