National Express East Coast

[6rdfar90]

Launches tomorrow morning at 4am apparently and the BBC is happy to write a report on it. Now either I've missed something of they've got something quite wrong:

The group, which also operates the Gatwick and Stansted Express and the inter-city services between Yorkshire, the east Midlands and London through Midland Mainline, has pledged a new fleet of extra trains by the end of 2010 - delivering 14,000 extra seats a day.

They no-longer operate MML which the BBC should know as they reported on EMT winning the franchise on many occasions.
I don't remember any promises of new stock either, only refurbished MK3's and 90's.

Oh well, the first NXEC liveried train will be the 9:30 Edinburgh - London KX so if you're nearby can go check the livery out first hand.

Cheers,
Ali

There is going to be new stock coming in 2010. The government has issued a set of guidelines which the Companies chosen to provide the trains must follow. These include somthing like - lower carbon emissions, more passenger space - that sort of thing. Cant remember where I read it though...

http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com ... ast-Coast/

by the looks of things thats what its going to look like. Not too bad imo

[charlierc]

There is going to be new stock coming in 2010. The government has issued a set of guidelines which the Companies chosen to provide the trains must follow. These include somthing like - lower carbon emissions, more passenger space - that sort of thing. Cant remember where I read it though...

This 'new' stock is Class 90 + MK3s and will be used on semi-fasts between Kings Cross and York.

What is wierd is that the last GNER train to operate arrived 14 minutes late at Newcastle.

[6rdfar90]

Why is that weird?

And I noticed that a lot of AXC's trains are operating quite late as well since the takeover. Rebellion?

[ArrivaTrains]

The livery will look just fine, in my opinion.

I now notice that all wi-fi on board the NXEC stock is free, no matter what class of travel

I wish NXEC the best of luck


Goodbye GNER, you did a good job

[mattvince]

NEEC (as in the Knights of NEEC?) are to receive 90s+Mk3s, but in addition, NEEC are franchised to be the operators of the prototype Intercity Express Programme trainsets (better known as APT-P...). This will consist of ten half-sets and should be introduced around 2011. As they will only be prototypes, NEEC is not making them a big thing about 'brand new trains'.

[ajax103]

The livery will look just fine, in my opinion.

I now notice that all wi-fi on board the NXEC stock is free, no matter what class of travel

I wish NXEC the best of luck


Goodbye GNER, you did a good job

Free Wifi for all, now that's a great idea,

[JSReeves86]

http://www.therailwaycentre.com/

[6rdfar90]

ace. i quite like that new livery, although, much like the VXC Livery, I will miss them both. Now, anyone planning to reskin some GNERS?

[arabiandisco]

The livery will look just fine, in my opinion.

I now notice that all wi-fi on board the NXEC stock is free, no matter what class of travel

I wish NXEC the best of luck


Goodbye GNER, you did a good job

Free Wifi for all, now that's a great idea,

Gimmick

[richard222]

Free access to pay as you go wifi more like

I also like that livery - clean and very modern.


Richard

[TrueScotsman]

Here another pic:

http://alastair-blackwood.fotopic.net/p47139365.html

[MoonKid47]

Here another pic:

http://alastair-blackwood.fotopic.net/p47139365.html

I really dont like it

[Esurient]

Nice liverie, a lot better than GNER imo.

[MoonKid47]

Nice liverie, a lot better than GNER imo.

What planet were you born on

j/k

[Esurient]

haha. You have to admit, Navy with an Orange stripe was pretty boring .