Re: Is it viable ?

[David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>]

Les Chandra wrote:
> MKIIIs are the HSTs.

Not all Mk IIIs are 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.

Mk III loco hauled sets are in use by Virgin Trains and Anglia Railways.
Virgin Trains also has some Mk II sets, Great Western, MML, Virgin and
GNER have Mk IIIs in HST sets.

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

Not quite. There are plans to supplement the HSTs with DMUs. The HST
replacement is still some years away. Along with the gas turbine
locomotives will come new cars, provisinally called the Mk V.

Cheers
David