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That's an 805, the abundance of bays shows it. Interestingly, the 08:16 from Euston-Birmingham cannot be booked online at all from June (not just advances), which was the service that @800001 suggested would be the launch service for the fleet...

How are other types of new train able to have lighting that isn’t obnoxiously bright (a la 196, or even 345). I suffer from migraines, and I’ve had to take painkillers after going on a 730 at night. I don’t care about the colour temperature, merely the brightness. The brightness change is very...

I’ve noticed that the lighting seems to change when it gets darker outside, it becomes much more bright and obnoxious, compared to the usual tone which is far more pleasant. I hope this gets sorted, 730s at night give me headaches, other than that I find them to be perfect for the routes they serve.

If the DfT have allowed SWR to sort out the training package, surely that's already done and dusted? NRCs don't allow the TOC to do anything without the Secretary of State's approval.

But their data feed has been updated, and the actual programming behind the scenes has changed, just retaining the screens. I believe that they can now update in real-time. It was much easier for VTEC since they just fitted battery-powered wireless displays. The Pendolino/Voyager displays are...

The Pendolino refurb involved changes to the TMS which entailed a significant change to the reservation displays behind the scenes, with the only visible change being a 'traffic light' LED next to each reservation display.

There’s 6 diagrams in total, 3 peak extras down South, 1 all day diagram down south, 1 Walsall-Wolves diagram, and 1 Lichfield-Bromsgrove diagram. The Walsall-Wolves and Cross City diagrams operate on Saturdays. Walsall-Wolves only on Sundays.

They’re using the larger style pull down, like 444s in first class. (Not my picture)

Having received the issue of MR in the post, it seems that the interior looks much less garish than the initial photos, though the concept images make it look quite cold. The XC version of the LEAN has a “redesigned cushion” and the version being fitted to the 170 will be similar, although with...

They're cleared, I wouldn't imagine it was that service, they're being used for training at the moment. In a few months, they should also be in passenger service down the chase line, displacing 350s to other routes. Was it not this one...

They've got a larger galley than the 805s too, so that they can give the Pendolino catering offer.

The issue is that the fleet is being used on other lines too, and, even if they had longitudinal and latitudinal variants of the 3 car 730s, we all know how good WMT are at diagramming (pretty much) technically identical units with different interiors (see 350/2s running Euston-Crewe and...

There's one diagram on Walsall-Wolverhampton over the weekend if there's none on the cross-city. It's the one that includes 10:07 Walsall-Wolverhampton on a Saturday, I'm unsure of Sundays.

Ah right, that's useful to know, thanks!

Does this mean they’ve been accepted, or is it simply that space is at a premium at Oxley?

807s were originally intended for Liverpool services, among others. This was confirmed by Avanti.

If you want to know prior to the day, I recommend making a booking on either the LNER website, or the forums built in booking site (you have to add to basket), it should show you a seating plan which will give an indication of whether it’s 9 or 10 cars. You cannot walk through the 10 cars as...

All voyager paths use diesel 805 timings so the impact should be minimal. Isn't the profile going live between Kilburn and Rugby next week?

They’ve not had anything done, they’re still in the (now) horrific ex-Chiltern interior. Most (if not all) of the 10 350/3s have finally been refurbished now though, only two years after the other subclasses, so I wouldn’t say it’s out of the question.

It’s been stated that the ex-Avanti sets will be the last for refurbishment. I’d imagine these units would also be reformed after refurbishment so that they match the carriage formation of the XC sets too. The easiest solution will be to make any seats which differ between the XC/Avanti sets in...