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They're actually branded as that by EMD for European sale. The 66s in Europe are slightly different, with air con units on their roofs.

Still couchette compartments, sans lavabo.

Had two - one is still there at Ongar.

SNCF are ordering sleepers, aren't they? Until then, there is just the Vienna Nightjet.

Don't forget USATC S160s.

Done eight sections of the London Loop so far (22-24, 1-5) and am planning 6+7 for early July. All pretty accessible by public transport and some great views.

I saw their Pacer was on Sherwood.

Would there be precedent for one IET pushing another that had broken down?

A logical choice for Nene Valley might be one of the DB railbuses. They're quite good.

The secure boarding area is less of an issue coming from London of course.

I wasn't sure either whether I could use it for c2c to get me to West Ham; they let me through, but I decided to tap the contactless anyway afterwards.

Go to the Southern Region 1963 timetable, then look at Table 28.

It was a trial drag by diesel to test clearances.

https://www.kentrail.org.uk/heathrow_junction.htm

Eurostar did do some trial runs into Heathrow in the 1990s. Also, Gatwick has been served by rail since the get-go, including InterCity services. With the proposed Heathrow western connection, you could run IETs into there, I suppose. Also, can GWR come up with a better name than IET please...

If you sell them to one of the smaller European operators, working in multiple is far less of an issue.

Why go to Schiphol for an intercontinental flight when you can just get it from Heathrow?

Air conditioning is pretty much required these days, I would say.

Taking under half an hour from end to end.

Confirmed today's move. Seen at Hayes & Harlington.