Re: Is it viable ?

["Les Chandra" <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com>]

MKIIIs are the HSTs. They are the main rolling stock in use on (to name a
few) Great Western main line, Midland Main Line,  and whatever Virgin calls
Intercity Cross Country these days.  MKIVs are the Intercity 225s used only
on the east coast main line (GNER).

There are currently plans in afoot to replace most of the HST duties with
modern DMUs, but these are all some time off.

While there may be spare MKIII sleepers, there is certainly no spare seating
or catering stock. So there would definitely be a need to build or undertake
major refurbs for these.

Big question I have is what would the ride quality be like anyway?

Les


Marc Hunt <tcpkl@po.jaring.my> wrote in message
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> Given my vague knowledge of British rollingstock, MkII coaches are from
the
> 60's, MkIII's  are from the 70's, MkIV are from the 80's.
> So this makes the MkIII's going on 30 years old, quite old by European
> standards and probably on the cards for replacement.
> I'm just guessing here but it seems reasonable to expect such.
> Marc Hunt
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> "Les Chandra" <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Where did you get the idea that there is any spare MKIII stock?
> >
> > From what I can gather, all MKIII is is main line, front line
operations.
> >
> > Les
> >
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