spotify95
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Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/emr-class-360s.205226/page-32#post-4994676
They're 20 year old Class 360s cascaded from another operator, which will have worse seating than both the HST and the Meridian until they are refurbished by EMR. Added to the fact the Intercity services won't stop anywhere south of Kettering, and you have to wonder what the advantages of rail travel are on the MML (particularly for users of Wellingborough, Bedford and Luton, and especially if your destination is north of Kettering), compared to using the car...
This is especially the case if train fares are the same price as they are now, with a peak rate of over £100 return from Wellingborough to St Pancras. It would almost be beneficial to take the car (or the 360) to Kettering, and travel via EMR Intercity to St Pancras - especially since Wellingborough loses its direct service to St Pancras (and therefore an increase in journey times), and the 3+2 seating of a 360 is worse than the IC70 seats that have been withdrawn/fed to various crushers...
They're 20 year old Class 360s cascaded from another operator, which will have worse seating than both the HST and the Meridian until they are refurbished by EMR. Added to the fact the Intercity services won't stop anywhere south of Kettering, and you have to wonder what the advantages of rail travel are on the MML (particularly for users of Wellingborough, Bedford and Luton, and especially if your destination is north of Kettering), compared to using the car...
This is especially the case if train fares are the same price as they are now, with a peak rate of over £100 return from Wellingborough to St Pancras. It would almost be beneficial to take the car (or the 360) to Kettering, and travel via EMR Intercity to St Pancras - especially since Wellingborough loses its direct service to St Pancras (and therefore an increase in journey times), and the 3+2 seating of a 360 is worse than the IC70 seats that have been withdrawn/fed to various crushers...
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