So begs the question why on earth didn't they put the kitchen between the two classes with a walk through alongside? That would have futureproofed the design for a buffet to be used easily later if wanted, or for order and collect warm snacks to be collected from a simple counter in the kitchen wall.The “crumple zone” rules that prevented passenger accommodation in the leading few metres behind the cab (on 125 mph trains) affected new builds around the time Voyagers and Pendolinos were new, but were superseded within a few years. The rules that now exist are not expressed in terms of a ban over a certain distance.