Cheers for the reply
@DustyBin I've been on 700s and I just love the open interior and the clean lighting. With proper aircon (rather than just an open window) they give you decent air flow and quality rather than a horrible breeze across my head (until somone gets angry and slams it shut) Networkers feel cramped and your squished up against each other. Granted 2+2 seating doesn't lend well to capacity (seating only) but it gives you room when sitting next to someone. 707s meet the new standards for cubic capacity per passenger. I prefer walkthrough units and the benefits of shuffling passengers or simply having the ability to move away from someone makes is a lot safer. WiFi, seat plugs are more little ticks for being an upgrade. I'm looking forward to travelling on them.
The whole window alignment thing kinda creeps me out. I get trains purely for practical reasons so having a window aligned to my seat is meaningless. Motor sound I haven't given much thought but the spaceship sound a 700 makes is pretty unique and I can see why people will love it or hate it. I do understand the more passion driven elements and I fully appreciate people going out and enjoying trains and travel from a pure pleasure perspective. My pleasure comes from the practical.
I wish there was a balance between the two but train design comes more from the technical and safety requirements. Tenuously on topic.... A 'Refresh' is just a clean and polish and tbh should be built into the lifecycle of every unit.
On a technical basis I haven't checked the accelleration between the two but I'd love to see them from a side by side race out of London Bridge. Not sure who'd win. However, 707s are certainly fast and have a higher top speed.
