Hitachi Javelin on ECML?

[catswhiskers]

Don't know if it was a trick of the sunlight but I drove past the ECML north of Newark recently (think it was 6th January about 1pm) and I'm sure I saw one of the new Javelin HST's going northbound.
Am I correct or just seeing things?

Mick

[Wakey spotter]

Could it perhaps have been a "First Hull Trains" Unit ?? Sat at a Red signal a few hours ago at Joan Croft and one went past and my first thought was is that one of them "Javelin" things but then noticed the "First" Branding.
Chris

[catswhiskers]

Hi Chris,
Yes that is possible I suppose. I didn't make that connection because I keep thinking that Hull trains are green. (they did used to be green didn't they?)
Mick

[Wakey spotter]

Yes Mick I think they were green or at least had quite a lot of green. The blue colour looks very impressive from what I saw.
Chris

[62440]

This is what you had in mind I think. Green was the colour.

[pre65]

Originally Posted by 62440

This is what you had in mind I think. Green was the colour.

To match the Hull telephone boxes ?

[pre65]

Originally Posted by Wakey spotter

Sat at a Red signal a few hours ago at Joan Croft
Chris

Is the "flyover" for Joan Croft still ongoing ?

[62440]

And here's the blue thing.

[Wakey spotter]

Pre65 - As far as I am aware it is still going to go ahead. I`ll ask someone I know in the DfT
Nice pics 62440 ! Thanks
Chris

[catswhiskers]

Yes that was the green colour scheme I remember. I'm obviously a few years out of date with current liveries.
Looking at the blue livery, I'm not sue that there was that much yellow in evidence but that picture is a 170 turbostar isn't it. Maybe the 222 meridians have a smaller area of yellow.
I suppose this would answer my original question though. Looks like it would have been a Hull Trains unit.
Thanks.
Mick