Some do, and are labelled as such... however I have heard that the labels are not always accurate as bogie swaps have taken place and the labels not changed. So I would imagine a full inspection would need to take place and probably some swapping about of vehicles to ensure the entire rake was short swing fitted.I didn't think that HSTs were passed for the route to Brighton. IIRC they don't have short swing-link bogies which means they can not travel along most of the 3rd rail network.
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Because FGW are going to lend a set for what reason exactly?
0706/1206/1306/1506 off New St IIRC...Yeah, they were fairly common, but nobody was interested in HSTs then of course.
apparently they are going to do it as it was the last ever crosscountry service out of brighton, but the first ever hst to work into/out of brighton, would be hellfire
Somone told me that FGW had most if not all swing bogie sets, why not use one of those sets?, be immensly hellfire to have valentas on one of those sets again.
I doubt HSTs will work down to Bournemouth, despite the obvious frothing value.
IIRC, I think HSTs did run briefly at the start to Bournemouth & Poole when Virgin won the XC franchise many moons ago, but soon went over to 47 haulage.
Yes it is true. I travelled to Bournemouth in October 2002 and got a HST, although that must have been one of the last times a HST did it as it was just after 'Operation Plastic' and I am sure there would not have been any IC livery still around then!I'm sure I saw a picture somewhere of a Virgin Red HST on the Aberdeen - Bournemouth or Bournemouth - Aberdeen run, would this be true?