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Originally Posted by denphone
Did not George Osborne stand up in parliament and promised 'new and modern' trains to replace the Pacers?.
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Ah the definitions of words:
New - As in new to where they're being deployed. Well anything's newer than a Pacer.
Modern - As in refurbished to look nice but be the same old crummy stuff underneath, see Pacer.
One has to analyse politician-speak very carefully.
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