Walking into Derby earlier and 222005 was alongside the sheds with first class markings along the full length of the intermediate first class vehicle. Looks like it's going to be a fleet of 5 cars but with 4 different configurations of first to standard ratios.
That sounds about right. We’ll have the following configurations:
- 222001-004 (7 car) Standard A/B/C/D and first F/G/H
- 222005/6 Standard A/B/C and first D/G
- 222007-023 Standard A/B/C, and a third of D, first class in the rest of D and G
- 222101-102 with Standard A/B/C and two thirds of D, first class in the rest of D and G
- 222103-104 with Standard A/B and two thirds of C, and first class in the rest of C, D and G
This means 103/104 will have a whole coach of extra first class compared to 101/102, and I wonder what the various configurations will do to the reservation system. Maybe the different fleets will be rostered (if possible) on set circuits?. So far 102 has only done Melton Mowbray trips since becoming a 5 car