Wouldn't a double Voyager (10 coaches) provide more capacity for the busiest arrivals/departures than XC's 2+7 sets? What is it, about 455 seats on the 2+7, about 220 seats on a 4-car Voyager and about 290 seats on a 5-car Voyager (so 580 seats on a 10-car formation)?
If my numbers are correct, in order of capacity, XC's potential InterCity formations would be:
- 10-car Voyager (580 seats)
- 9-car Voyager (510 seats)
- 2+7 IC125 (455 seats)
- 8-car Voyager (440 seats)
- 5-car Voyager (290 seats)
- 4-car Voyager (220 seats)