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Originally Posted by keith morgan
A few days ago a friend of mine (no interest in railways) travelled from Bicester to B-ham Moore St. by Chiltern, she said the coaches were really comfortable with plenty of leg room smooth and quiet, not like the units that are normally used.
I think that these coaches were ex-Wrexham stock, does any one know (a) how many sets do Chiltern have? (b) how many mark 3 coaches are still out there? and (c) what m.p.h. are the coaches rated at.
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Not sure on final number until Wabtec has released everything
MK3's are classed for 125 mph (they are the same coaches as HST trailers and a lot of multiple units use the MK3 bodyshell)
Chiltern have 5 67's usually working Top N Tail with one in reserve/ Thunderbird