Farewell to Mk2s and Mk3s on Virgin West Coast.
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Mk3 First-Class/Buffet car (TFB) of Virgin West Coast, seen at London-Euston, awaiting departure to Liverpool Lime Street.
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Pendolini 390s are currently replacing those cars, which date back to the mid-80s.
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In BR days, these cars used to run as restaurant cars available to passengers of both classes. Since then, the Restaurant service has been dropped and replaced by at-seat service in First Class, included in the fare.
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They run with Mk3s to Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow, but also with Mk2s on London-Birmingham-Wolverhampton.
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09th December 2003.

P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)