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I think I'm very much in the minority here, but I really like Avanti's branding. VT was starting to look tired in my opinion. Looking forward to my first journey with this franchise. Avanti Avanti!
I suspect some people itt are confusing the Paxman VP185 with the Paxman Valenta (the engine originally installed in the HST). The VP185s replaced the Valentas in some of the power cars, it's a direct successor to the Valenta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxman_Valenta
Incidentally, until I...
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