tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post8080454592476270526..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: First Forges Forward in Edinburgh (1)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-69291622854245508122019-05-20T09:17:34.560+01:002019-05-20T09:17:34.560+01:00It was the Mark 3 carriage that introduced the con...It was the Mark 3 carriage that introduced the concept of seats not lining up with the windows, since it used one bodyshell whether the interior was first or second class. <br />I nominate South Eastern's 375s (except for the 375/9) as some of the finest interiors on the network these days - decent non-high back seats, lots of tables, and seating bays that line up with the windows.Man of Kentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-40013149536703096042019-05-20T08:41:36.597+01:002019-05-20T08:41:36.597+01:00The green tour has a live guide, the red one a mul...The green tour has a live guide, the red one a multilingual recorded commentary.<br /><br />Judging by the time it has taken to convert the Scotrail HSTs to sliding doors and retention tanks, 'rotting in the sidings' may not be altogether wrong!Dave S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-91949252263999354712019-05-20T08:15:27.369+01:002019-05-20T08:15:27.369+01:00East Midlands HSTs have nice low backed for great ...East Midlands HSTs have nice low backed for great views out of the windows, although Kettering isn't as scenic as Dawlish. Cross Country's HSTs have high backed seats, but the upholstery is nice and sumptuous.Petras409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-13238423355416463932019-05-20T07:31:37.338+01:002019-05-20T07:31:37.338+01:00LNER will go this year; EMT probably from 2020 or ...LNER will go this year; EMT probably from 2020 or 2021.<br />I think X Country still have a few as well, and Hull Trains also have a couple whilst the Class 180's limp on to replacement later this year or next.<br />Still plenty to ride on . . . . . !!greenline727https://www.blogger.com/profile/03033268278026535109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-87819755634003186062019-05-20T07:00:10.682+01:002019-05-20T07:00:10.682+01:00Are East Midlands trains still using HSTs from St....Are East Midlands trains still using HSTs from St. Pancras, and LNER from Kings Cross to Inverness? Or have they gone, too?Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com