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Okay...

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/12/watch-final-east-midlands-railway-vp185-class-43-locomotive-at-chesterfield.html read away...

The point being made is that there were other reasons besides PRM compliance as to why the ex-EMT sets were sent off lease. There are also various articles online supporting the environment and energy efficiency as one of the reasons why the LNER power cars were used as opposed to the EMT ones...

That wasn’t the point being made and I’m well aware of that - EMR needed to be rid of their HST sets as much as possible by December when the dispensations ran out and the LNER sets were more compliant. It was also partially fuelled by the power cars as the VPs are less environmentally friendly...

Yes, but as they mentioned above the power cars were wanted elsewhere. The LNER ones had just come off-lease and EMR were able to lease them long-term due to there not being a pressing need for them with other companies. Moreover, full sets of MK3s did transfer over to DATS, LSL and 125 Group...

The 730/0s are 2+2 - the difference is they’re 3 carriages, there’s no first class and their top speed is 90mph...

They’ll probably stick a few on Wolverhampton - Walsall stoppers and the Chase Line. There are also other areas they could be used (i.e. Birmingham to Coventry). I’m pretty sure the 10 minute frequency will be re-introduced in time, although like you’ve said it will take a long time for that to...

I wonder if one or two 360s are going to be temporary vinyled for launch day, or is relivery of any kind on hold until after service introduction?

In addition, it could be because electrification will eventually be extended north of Kettering (albeit not for a while)

*BRAND NEW* West Midlands Railway Class 730/0 on test at London Euston 14/03/21 Managed to catch 730002 at Euston this afternoon and made a brief video on it, feel free to check it out

A few will still be there for driver training purposes as they still occur on weekdays.

So it was noted in the other thread - I don’t understand why they’d move to storage now of all times. You would’ve thought it would be at the start of the January lockdown...

Fair enough

Per the EMR livery thread some of the ex-GA 156s (3) have moved to Barrow Hill for storage.

Cheers! Presumably they’ll be doing some GWML runs as well to test them in AC mode?