NXEA mark 3 formations

[jopsuk]

How many different formations do NXEA currently have in their mark 3 fleet? There's a poster at Ipswich displaying the formations of rush hour trains to London (not just mark 3 ones- all trains). The poster appeared to have three formations:
8 carriage, with two first class
9 carriage, with two first class (coach H, catering, Standard)
9 carriage, with three first class (coach H, catering, First).

Didn't look closely, but of the couple of trains I saw pass through, Coach H appears to be all 2+2 tables? Do they run this like Virgin do on the Voyagers, using it as a 1st class at some times and Standard at others, or are there some formations with a "proper" 1st class coach H?

How many of each formation (be it two or three they have) do they have? And doesn't having two formations in such a small fleet, with particular services booked for each, cause diagramming issues?

 

[rail-britain]

NXEA provided me with seat plans in 2009
http://www.rail-britain.co.uk/seat_plans_national_express_east_anglia.html
Perhaps I should request a copy of the latest version, but Coach H used to be the RFM

Formations were :
2xFO - RFM - 6xTSO - DVT
2xFO - RFM - 5xTSO - DVT
2xFO - TSOB - 5xTSO - DVT

 

[87015]

And doesn't having two formations in such a small fleet, with particular services booked for each, cause diagramming issues?

The sets are supposed to be formed up as:
Class 90, 2FO, TSOB, 6TSO, DVT (5 diags)
Class 90, 2FO, RFM, 6TSO, DVT (3 diags)
Class 90, 2FO, RFM, 5TSO, DVT (3 diags)

It provides the seats and catering facility where they are needed most during the day, much more sensible than having a standard fleet for operational convenience but a poorer wedged/empty train ratio - the extra 70 or so seats makes a substantial difference. The are no diagramming issues, control and fleet just have to pay more attention to get the long sets on the long diagrams etc, rather than just chucking anything out.

Much better than just having a standard formation and making everyone do with that, sadly another thing our railway seems to be throwing aside. Its cheaper, of course, to have a purely standard fleet...

Shame the poster doesn't have 321/360 images different as it was planned to do

 

[rail-britain]

The sets are supposed to be formed up as:
Class 90, 2FO, TSOB, 6TSO, DVT (5 diags)
Class 90, 2FO, RFM, 6TSO, DVT (3 diags)
Class 90, 2FO, RFM, 5TSO, DVT (3 diags)

Wow, even the basic diagrams I have from 2009 haven't changed, thanks for that confirming no need to contact them for an update