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Not completely true as I've been on 9 car pendolinos with reservations in Coach E. Presumably these services would normally be planned for 11 car ones but a 9 car has run on it instead.
I remember when EMT used to do free drinks on their trains and that was always a 'make your own' cup of water and a sachet/tea bag so fGW are not the first to use this approach.
My one and only tour to date with the Hastings unit in December 2011 did have some problems due to an electrical fault with one of the driving trailers. Ended up with the tour being amended (never got to visit Hastings) and a trip to Tonbridge where the unit went to the yard for 73213 to be...
The way I read it was that it is cold light bites before Preston and warm light bites (hot) after.
The 16:30 to 18:30 departures from Euston all specifically state Evening Meal (hot) before Preston.
456, 465 and 466 units have always carried the full 6 digit number from introduction way back at the start of the 1990s, so the 'tradition' has been changing for a while.
August 2009 I travelled on the 17:30 ATW service from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe via Warrington Bank Quay due to a blockage at Wilmslow. Train started in P3, reversed just past where Mayfield station is and then proceeded though Piccadilly P13 and Oxford Road P4, both bi-directional running...
90016 is owned by Porterbrook and is leased by Freightliner. I thought that EWS swapped 90050 with 90016 as compensation as it was deemed that it was a maintenance issue that caused the fire.
Looks like from September LM have extended this restriction on Saturday Super Off Peak tickets to services on the Birmingham corridor as well as the Trent Valley.
So travelling from RUG - WFJ cost me £20.80 for a Super Off Peak return yesterday, from next month its £26 for the Off Peak...
I doubt it was 70001 as that was parked in Ipswich stabling point yesterday afternoon when I was there.
Just checked to confirm and I have seen TOPS lists today that say it is still there.