Apparently LNER celebrated their 1,000,000th Azuma customer today.
damn, just missed it. I had a bash on one yesterday.
initial thoughts:
window alignment: decent 8/10
seat availability: 10/10
seat comfort 4/10.....have a big bugbear with this, not much padding and pitch way too upright..circa cl700.not impressed.
adequate for a 1 hour hop, but very uncomfortable for anything in excess..considering people are to use this as an alternative to flying london-edinburgh/glasgow, the seating is not satisfactory.they should consider 3 hrs as median journey time.
mk4 sets way superior in this regard.
acceleration/punctuality is very good 9/10
greater anglia seem to have a much better seat profile on their new stock. still cant beat the xc/ga 170's but it's a damn sight better for long distance travel
I would say precisely the same about an airline who didn't offer reclining seats etc on a flight over 3 hours(choose your poison...ryanair,easyjet etc etc all guilty as charged)
at the moment the mk4 sets offer a more pleasant experience. can be improved.