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Not for the passengers it won't!
Although the seats in 455s are more comfortable than the 377/6 377/7 387/1 387/2 trains.
Not for the passengers it won't!
It's a shame they weren't used on a Gatwick Express service as that would have given a new meaning to the term premium service! Lol
There was a pair of 377/6 in one of the Gatwick Express platforms at Victoria this afternoon, although they didn't actually get sent out on an Express.
I have seen both 377/1 and 377/4 trains used on Gatwick Express services a few times during 2016.
Although the seats in 455s are more comfortable than the 377/6 377/7 387/1 387/2 trains.
Yes me too.
Itll be interesting to see that 387/1 being used on GX services again
That is very subjective, I find the "ironing boards" a lot more comfy than the seats on the 455s. Although being 2+2 with spacing helps.
Although I wouldn't mind a nice fast run if sat in the motor coach
So are they planning to use 387/1 units on Gatwick Express services? Has this happened in the past?
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Theres only one unit I think, a thameslink one.
Dont think its ever happened, 387/2s were with thameslink for a while.
There was a pair of 377/6 in one of the Gatwick Express platforms at Victoria this afternoon, although they didn't actually get sent out on an Express.
Although the seats in 455s are more comfortable than the 377/6 377/7 387/1 387/2 trains.
It's all very subjective, of course, but the Southern 455s have, in my opinion, the worst seats in the fleet. While I dislike the 377/6, 7 and 387 family seats, I find them a little less uncomfortable.
So are they planning to use 387/1 units on Gatwick Express services? Has this happened in the past?
Who remembers the seats when they were like this then!
387124 is on loan covering 387210 which is off to Derby today for some works.
This has never happened before as GatEx used 387/2. That said 387201/202/203/206/222/223 were borrowed by Thameslink last year for a short period.
This happens very often these days. It makes for an irritating exit as the GX gate line is almost never available for Southern passengers.
Oh yes!
Who remembers the seats when they were like this then!
In fact as coincidence would have it, I'm currently sat on one of its cousins, the 315, which still has those very seats!
Who remembers the seats when they were like this then!
So are they planning to use 387/1 units on Gatwick Express services? Has this happened in the past?
I personally find the seats in the South West Trains 455s to be far more comfortable than the Southern 455s.