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It looks too unbalanced with that orange 'smile', I think. Perhaps less black, with there just being a band of it over the windows would help. Looks a fairly rushed livery to me, as if they only found out after applying the orange front that they needed the yellow panel.
I don't think there's much point in converting any more than a few 317/7s to 2020 spec; they're due to be withdrawn on London Overground and with the 320/321 'Renatus' programme, potential operators would probably go for them instead. Which is a shame as I really do like the /7 subclass.
Wow, I think you had the very unlucky displeasure of travelling on one of the only 317s which haven't been refurbished by GA and still carry the original 'Stansted Express' interior from years ago - before the 379s were built! The 317s aren't long for this world though.
Burnt Mill became Harlow Town in 1960 after it was heavily rebuilt for the Harlow New Town project. The original Harlow station just a few miles up the line was then renamed Harlow Mill.
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