Contract Let for Refurbishment of Cross Country HST's

[whole diary]

[Conner]

http://www.therailwaycentre.com/News%20April%202008/230408_XC.html
Cross Country have let the contract for the refurbishment of their HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) stock, it has been awarded to Wabtec Rail.

[miniman]

Let's hope they don't make the interiors as miserable and cramped as FGW^▸ (First Great Western)...

[Conner]

Let's hope they don't make the interiors as miserable and cramped as FGW^▸ (First Great Western)...

Different comoany did our HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))'s.
I think Wabtec did our 158's which are very good.

[swlines]

Uh oh, ...

In all seriousness we could end up with a Mallard style refurbishment for the HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) that XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) are using...

[Btline]

What's wrong with Mallard (PS: I don't know what they are like, but assume they are good)?

And we are bound to get high seat backs - health and safety.

Airline seats? XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) will coast past their franchise requirement and more (i.e. securing an extension).

And apparently (according to the "Money" post) people prefer airline seats which are not alighted to the windows.

[swlines]

I know, it's a shame really that it has come to this.

A Mallard refurbishment is the refurbishment that National Express East Coast have made to their class 91 and Mk4, as well as HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) fleets.

[Btline]

I know, it's a shame really that it has come to this.

A Mallard refurbishment is the refurbishment that National Express East Coast have made to their class 91 and Mk4, as well as HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) fleets.

Was the mallard refurb bad?

[swlines]

In a few words - better than FGWs^▸ (First Great Western) attempt.

In a word - yes.

[John R]

I know, it's a shame really that it has come to this.

A Mallard refurbishment is the refurbishment that National Express East Coast have made to their class 91 and Mk4, as well as HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) fleets.

Actually GNER^▸ (Great North Eastern Railways) made the Mallard refurbishment to its Mk 4 fleet and started the HSTs. Not sure NatEx would have invested quite so much.

[swlines]

I'm aware of that - GNER^▸ (Great North Eastern Railways) are no longer in existance though! NXEC^▸ (National Express East Coast) are the current EC franchise holder so I consider them to be the appropriate TOC^▸ (Train Operating Company) to talk about.