Finally travelled on the new stock...
- Terrible ride - even though I was in the middle of the carriage
- Much noisier than the MK3. On the return journey the HVAC in the toilet sounded like a plane taking off!)
- Limited luggage storage
- Zero places to put toilet bags etc (the folding shelf next to the sink on the MK3 was perfect)
- Toilet stopped flushing around 6am
- Toilet 'leaked' when flushed (looked like a jet sprayed upwards slightly)
- Wetroom floor does not drain fully (needs to be slightly concave/slope to pool water towards the plug)
- Sound of sloshing liquid (do the tanks not have baffles?)
- Electronic door locks not working (on outbound and return)
- Toilet door would not stay shut (outbound)
- Toilet door out of alignment and light seeping through (return)
- Lifting the lid on the toilet caught the edge of the door - but only in the outbound journey - on the return there was about a 15mm gap - I was in the same berth (Room 6)
- Lukewarm water at best
- Room made up as a single outbound
but double on return
Spoke with one of the crew - he said the staff hate them - style over substance/practicality