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Amazing journey - how many countries does that go through? I assume the operator would have to hire a driver (or three) for every country it passes through for their route knowledge?

I was surprised when I found out how much modern seat designs are dictated by safety these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apNYFfYpZL8 (1:30) I don't know what would stop you flying into the person opposite you in a non-airline seat (without a table) though.

They could have been testing how long you could sit in 376 without having to visit a chiropractor.

Perhaps they can run on the North Downs line until this forum decides how it should be powered.

Apologies, I was thinking more broadly across the whole of the DC network down south, London to Brighton etc.

Sorry to bump this but was looking at a picture of it in an article and wondered how much a matching nose would suit the livery. Personally I think it improves it no end - could this be a possibility now that yellow ends are no longer mandatory?

Could I be as bold as to mention that third rails are limited to 100mph running as well as all the other disadvantages so excellently laid out by PP? I'm sure there are stretches on the southern network that could run faster under wires.

Bromley North to Grove Park. Never seem to be timed to connect with other services, far easier and quicker to catch a bus instead.

Sounds about right - an account I heard from the infamous press run was that everyone was fine when the train left in the dark, and it was only after sunrise people began to feel queasy. Of course, the Pendilinos have counteracted this problem by making the windows smaller and harder to see...

I'd be more impressed if Eurotunnel returned a stricken ferry!

Do the trains "pre-empt" the curves and tilt going into them? I saw a documentary many moons ago about this system being developed, and that proactive rather than reactive tilting stopped the feeling of motion sickness.

I think the point has been made on here before is that there is a cut off point for when rail journeys are too long, and flying would start to save hours (and money). I'm also less than convinced that with so much "airline seating" being implemented into modern trains now, it would be any more...

I'm not by any means an expert, but isn't quite a lot of that down to generous timings?

I hope they are built slightly better than the Javelins - I noticed within six months of them going into service that most of them rattled more than a French car. The problem with modern quiet trains are that the rattles and squeaks are far more noticeable (along with noisy passengers!)

As a "Spammer" I've checked out the stadium for a couple of the rugby events last Autumn - the police on each occasion funnelled everyone out of the stadium into two main exits, one going through Westfield, the other along the side, and controlled the numbers entering the main station. To clear...

Southeastern have been excellent on Twitter for me - they will answer individual enquiries usually within five minutes with straightforward honest answers - and it means I don't have to bother very harassed station staff if the trains are up the wall!

We used to make the most of that commuting from St Mary Cray in the 80s/90s. You knew you shouldn't but it's too tempting when it's an emptier train that'll get you to work twenty minutes quicker.

I'm still waiting for my one to turn up!

How about merging all the franchises together to make one big national operator? It could even be controlled by central government instead of shareholders. I'll get my coat...

Why should TOCs make big investments to train new drivers when a) they may lose their franchise anyway and b) once trained up the driver goes to another company for more money? I don't know what the solution is, perhaps a central pool of drivers trained and leased by a "train university"...