I'll admit the need for a larger new fleet probably doesn't exist, but it's still a notably small order, unless they plan to tack on an additional option clause to the contract, which wouldn't be unprecedented (type 7's, NewFlyers, 700 series Kawasaki's, No. 2 Red Line cars [kind of], etc.). The Type 7 order was for 50 cars originally, and was also a tack on to a prior, much larger order. So that order isn't really comparable to this one. I could see if they were to order 24 more (improved) Type 8's, or a small order of a car model already in production, but with Boston a "Type" usually means a reinvention of the wheel, which I don't think is really worth it for such a small fleet. That's just my 2 cents, naturally we'll see how things play out.
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