MK4 use

ACustomer · 19-11-2014, 22:17

I don't have the details, but the number of Mk4 services has increased recently and at least one extra set has been brought back into service.

Also when 4-car ICR sets are rostered they are frequently supplemented by a 3-car or a second 4-car. So while there may be overcrowding at times (when wasn't there?), they seem to have adjusted things to meet increasing demand over the past year.

BTW capacity is as follows: M4 8 car 373 standard plus 44 first class.
5-car ICR 304, of which 32 are first class
4-car ICR 262
3-car ICR 190

So a 4+3 car ICR holds more than a Mk4. Remember the Mk4 has relatively little seating in the first 3 coaches (including none in the DVT).

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19-11-2014, 22:17	#6
ACustomer Really Regular Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 767	I don't have the details, but the number of Mk4 services has increased recently and at least one extra set has been brought back into service. Also when 4-car ICR sets are rostered they are frequently supplemented by a 3-car or a second 4-car. So while there may be overcrowding at times (when wasn't there?), they seem to have adjusted things to meet increasing demand over the past year. BTW capacity is as follows: M4 8 car 373 standard plus 44 first class. 5-car ICR 304, of which 32 are first class 4-car ICR 262 3-car ICR 190 So a 4+3 car ICR holds more than a Mk4. Remember the Mk4 has relatively little seating in the first 3 coaches (including none in the DVT).