No not in 1st,box sitting on the counter at buffet thought it best to sample some!
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No not in 1st,box sitting on the counter at buffet thought it best to sample some!
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I've had the same. No chocolate here either
Not missing much since they look like the bog standard promo ones that my local Indian takeaway gives with all meals 
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I think so, it must get to Leeds so Lincoln may be another good target as the coach less won't be missed. Edinburgh is safe.
i do think they should rotate it around the diesel services they operate. Otherwise it does give the impression of Hull/Selby being of little interest to Virgin and for which they're happy just using a cast-off.
I think so, it must get to Leeds so Lincoln may be another good target as the coach less won't be missed. Edinburgh is safe.
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It's not a cast off. It's a train that David Horne had plenty of control over in the previous years so he must be proud to show it off on the ECML
Looks like the purple stripes are bing removed as I have seen a power car with the red stripe marked off by a white stripe on either side and no purple stripe seen here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=212Bo2X_BIw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=212Bo2X_BIw
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That is the National Express livery, as opposed to the East Coast livery. I would expect the HSTs will remain as now until they are re-liveried.
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That's an NXEC liveried HST Power Car. They never had purple stripes, so the Virgin strip has just been well done and been slotted into the old white section and left the white bands on either side. Actually looks quite good, rather than the dodgy purple lines like on some of them.
HST livery is due to be unveiled in the next few weeks. It's just been signed off I believe as it was done separately to the MK4 and I believe it is quite different too.
Ah explains a lot very well done!
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Two 43s were left in NXEC livery the rest battle ship grey
So the HST livery will be quite different. .. exciting
What is the plan for the grey ex EMT rake what will refurbishment bring a mallard treatment? ??
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Until IEP arrives. Once the refurbishments are done on other sets it will be used to make the extra services happen.
It's working great - the punters on the peak MML services that are now shortformed as per this morning and on a key train last Sunday as two examples whenever there's an issue must really appreciate the cooperation between companies - slowing transferring any of your peak time slack to benefit East Coast over the last few years has been brilliant
(I'm fully aware that EMT have sets lying around at Cricklewood all day but during the peaks and Sundays it's caused problems already - Sunday afternoon 5-222 vice HST is not pretty!)Bread and butter pudding with lashings of custard. Mmmmm
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17:19 to Hull EMT cast off.
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On launch day journalists were told that the EMT set is on hire to VTEC until December 2018.
Is it getting refreshed / refurbished like the rest of the fleet, and will 'Mallard' seats be installed? Sorry if this has already been mentioned.
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Unlikely considering the other ex-EMT set was never reseated, just repainted.
Should the MK4 refurbishment be read as follows...
New seat covers for all seats means it won't be as obvious to spot the new, extra seats being added.
New carpets will be needed to cover the bolt holes in the current carpet where table legs will have been removed and seats repositioned.
'Clearer on train signage' no doubt refers to new signage to match the new, increased seating configuration.
Or I could be wrong...
New seat covers for all seats means it won't be as obvious to spot the new, extra seats being added.
New carpets will be needed to cover the bolt holes in the current carpet where table legs will have been removed and seats repositioned.
'Clearer on train signage' no doubt refers to new signage to match the new, increased seating configuration.
Or I could be wrong...
Are they increasing seating capacity on the Mk4s? I hadn't heard anything to that effect...
They have refused to deny it. Stagecoach wouldn't spend £21 million on a refresh that would only last 3 years. The refurbishment is a cover story I would reckon. Of course its something they wouldn't shout about but with a £210 million premium due for the first year, they cant really wait for IEP to deliver the extra capacity.
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