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http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/ic250.htm
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GNER probably didn't have enough money to buy the new trains, and so there hopes were dashed!

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I can't remember anything ever being said about such a thing, for start the track work would have to be modified to allow tilting trains, also what about the gauge differnce etc. They did used to use Eurostars though!

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The only time i heard about these was on the Flying Scotsman - drivers eye view dvd, the narrator mentioned about GNER ordering tilting trains but that's about it...
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Esurient wrote:The only time i heard about these was on the Flying Scotsman - drivers eye view dvd, the narrator mentioned about GNER ordering tilting trains but that's about it...
That was reffering to the fact the 91s/Mk4s could be retro fitted with tilt. Which is why they have the odd body profile they do.
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Actually this was the planned Intercity 250
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The IC 150 was for WCML, these are totally different units which may have been ordered by GNER for the ECML
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The Class 424 Classic. Anyone know please.
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JSReeves86 wrote:
Esurient wrote:The only time i heard about these was on the Flying Scotsman - drivers eye view dvd, the narrator mentioned about GNER ordering tilting trains but that's about it...
That was reffering to the fact the 91s/Mk4s could be retro fitted with tilt. Which is why they have the odd body profile they do.
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The mockup of the IC250 is in the 'museum' at MRB, gathering dust!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterCity_250

The InterCity 250 looks much nicer than a Pendolino to me from the artist’s impression.
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photons66 wrote:The Class 424 Classic. Anyone know please.
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Never trust the artists impressions. I remember seeing there idea of what the 390's would look like, horrid, but the real thing looked alot nicer.
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National express are on about getting some CL.90s in for extra timtabled trains, not sure if its confirmed yet
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