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I have not been on a Class 800 so I cannot give my opinion of them. Not yet anyway. I love the HST 125 lovely seating, lovely Interiors and they give a comfortable ride. Should`nt they have have Ironed out problems first after all those miles of testing, or did`nt they have Air Conditioning on...
I have a e-mail which came today. I asked GWR how many carriages will these new Hitachi trains have going down to the West Country. Answer was 10 carriages which is an increase from what the HST are operating which was 5. Now I thought that HST have 7 or 8 carriages on them. Overall It will...
I was watching the Blenheim Cam then and It crawled past sometime In the morning. If you go to Dawlish Beach. Com website, click on recordings tab at top of page, you will see It. Page 3 I think you will see It.
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Damn good Idea. :DNever liked them...
Just another point about these Hitachi trains. I sent a e-mail to FGW about the length of trains and I got a answer today. It said that the coaches will be between 10 and 12 coaches long. It was a short e-mail as you can guess. Just thought I give this information to you.
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