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leomartin125 said:
For anyone interested, it does seem to be confirmed that GWR are hosting an event at Paddington on Thursday involving IEP No. 800004 which could be vinyls in GWR Livery. I have found two paths so far on RTT that confirm this, seems to be occurring at the Platform 1 area:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97161/2016/06/30/advanced

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97164/2016/06/30/advanced
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More for your move list:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97162/2016/06/30/advanced

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97163/2016/06/30/advanced

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97165/2016/06/30/advanced
 
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So it looks like 800 004 will run into Reading plat 14 and connect with the special from BTM which arrives plat 15. Interesting.
 
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jayiscupid said:
Pretty sure the promotional material was published before the change in the rules regarding lighting vs. yellow ends. I'm surprised GWR aren't eager to be the first to ditch the yellow even if just for the extra publicity.
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It was published before the rules came into action, but the rule was known about before hand. I would expect GWR to actually keep the yellow to provide some consistency across the fleet. If every other train has got a yellow front, then why change it for the AT300s?
 
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leomartin125 said:
Awesome! I'm in Swindon for the morning but finish at midday so could be in Reading for 1pm - 1:30pm, wonder if we can get on the IEP and use it to get to Paddington?
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Doubt it, they haven't been passed for passenger service yet have they?
 
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Domh245 said:
Given the Promotional Material, that shouldn't come as a great surprise
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Interesting looking sleeper train there, if one zooms in...
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http://www.railmagazine.com/galleries/exclusive-gwr-class-800-inside-north-pole
Great Western Railway unveiled its first Intercity Express Programme (IEP) Class 800 at Reading on June 30, carrying invited passengers to London Paddington. However, on June 28, JACK BOSKETT and RICHARD CLINNICK were invited to look at the first IEP at North Pole.

The five-car bi-mode train (800004) is the first of 86 trains ordered for the Great Western franchise. The trains will enter traffic from July 2017, introduced initially on services to Bristol and South Wales.
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No more speculating now, here are the pictures of the named 800004 in GWR livery
 
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The trains look stunning (judging from the picture on the website) in that GWR livery!

The Brunel embossments are also a nice touch. However I'm quite surprised GWR are going to keep the dining carriages etc, I thought they were going to get rid of them?
 
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Domh245 said:
Looks good indeed, 800004 named "Sir Daniel Gooch"

I can't help but feel the vinyl around the cab door is poorly done, there seems to be more white than green!
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I am sure this will be fixed when they enter service, I can't think they would leave it like that!!
 
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Does anyone know why the first door of the leading car is green and not gray, like the other doors? I'm talking about the one behind the cab door.
 
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phoenixcronin said:
Does anyone know why the first door of the leading car is green and not gray, like the other doors? I'm talking about the one behind the cab door.
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It's for staff use only. Doors used by passengers have to contrast or be a different colour to that of the main livery so it complies with Disability Laws etc, so TOCs tend to just blend staff doors in with the main livery to stop people thinking it's in passenger use.
 
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fgwrich said:
I hope that bouncing around is down to the track quality of Old Dalby Test Track (where that video was filmed) than the actual quality offered by the 800s!
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Old Dalby has the specifically degraded track conditions needed to calibrate the NR test fleet (NMT etc), and also to test suspension components for new stock.
 
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I heard apparently Hitachi are screaming at them as they wanted it left white and not done up in GWR livery???

Don't take it for gospel, only what I heard
 
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BuryBlue said:
However I'm quite surprised GWR are going to keep the dining carriages etc, I thought they were going to get rid of them?
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That was a DFT mandate for the sets they (DFT) ordered for the PAD-Bristol/Cardiff runs.
GWR were allowed to spec the ones they ordered for the Plymouth/Penzance runs and so have kept a decent food prep area on them.
 
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