Whilst a bit of leeway is understandable, I think it reasonable to expect news organisations to present accurate version of events to the public, and at the time this was reported the type of train was perhaps one of the few things that was apparent, and thus the one thing that could be relied upon to be correct. Whilst the story is one of tragedy, I feel article readers would have been better informed with a potted description of the train such as: 'The HST was originally introduced in 1976 for high speed service on non electrified routes. One of the most distinctive train classes on the network, it is recognised as a British design icon, and its perennial popularity with passengers is one of the reasons it was selected for Scotrail's '7Cities' express service. Despite its age, the HST is considered a fundamentally sound design and has been extensively rebuilt prior to its most recent deployment.'