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Interiors of a Cab/Luggage/Standard-class car (DMSO) of Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. The cab and the luggage-van are located further ahead. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of an Accessible First-class car (MFO) of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, awaiting departure to Liverpool-Lime Street. This car has disabled persons' toilets and seating area. 10th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Train or spaceship on rails? Vestibule of an Accessible Standard-class car (MSO) of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. This car has disabled persons' toilets (on the left) and seating area. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a PTSOShop car of Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. This car has a Standard-class saloon (48 seats), a small office for the guard and a shop where Standard-class passengers can treat themselves. Shop counter (staffed with one attendant). One can notice the bean-to-cup coffee machine. The food section stands on the right, off-pic. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Interiors of a PTSOShop car of Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. This car has a Standard-class saloon (48 seats, in the background), a small office for the guard (in the middle) and a shop where Standard-class passengers can treat themselves. The food section stands on the left. Passengers just choose what they want and pay at the counter. Overall, junk food prevails. Real food is for First-class passengers only, who have an at-seat service, included in the fare and provided from a large galley located in the Cab/First-class car. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Train or Spaceship on rails? :-) Gangway and vestibule of a PTSOShop car of Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. This car has a Standard-class saloon (48 seats), a small office for the guard and a shop where Standard-class passengers can treat themselves. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats. Modern, bright atmosphere. But even in First-class, seats are hard and very upright, although they are reclinable and deeper than in Standard-class. One can notice that some seats are still poorly aligned with windows... 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats. Modern, bright atmosphere. But even in First-class, seats are hard and very upright, although they are reclinable and deeper than in Standard-class. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats. Modern, bright atmosphere. But even in First-class, seats are hard and very upright, although they are reclinable and deeper than in Standard-class. One can notice the power points down the table. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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First-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Airtline-style seat. Modern, bright atmosphere. But even in First-class, seats are hard and very upright, although they are reclinable and deeper than in Standard-class. One can notice the power points down the table, which is fixed, not flip-up. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats with flip-up tables. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats with flip-up tables. The little blue tag says that you can ask the staff to adjust the height of the table. Sadly, the row on the right is not very much aligned with the window... 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Facing seats with flip-up tables. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Airline-style seats. There is no armrest near the window but a long, not very convenient side rail, instead... Correct amount of legroom, and a modern, bright atmosphere. But seats are hard and very upright, especially down the back. I would strongly recommend to bring a little pillow, especially when travelling between London and anywhere North of Preston... 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Airline-style seats. There is no armrest near the window but a long, not very convenient side rail, instead... More legroom available at priority seats, and a modern, bright atmosphere. But seats are hard and very upright, especially down the back. I would strongly recommend to bring a little pillow, especially when travelling between London and anywhere North of Preston... 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Standard-class interiors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. Airline-style seats. There is no armrest near the window but a long, not very convenient side rail, instead (very much in evidence on this pic)... Correct amount of legroom, and a modern, bright atmosphere. But seats are hard and very upright, especially down the back. I would strongly recommend to bring a little pillow, especially when travelling between London and anywhere North of Preston... And as one can notice, some seats are TOTALLY BLIND... Obviously not the best way to enjoy the scenery of Lake District... 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Access door and vestibule of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, awaiting departure to Liverpool-Lime Street. 10th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Internal door to the vestibule of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Electronic reservation displays of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. These are not yet in use. The good old reservation cards are still inserted in the headrests. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Audio points of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. 4 FM and 10 CD channels available at every seat. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Gangway doors of a Pendolino 390 of Virgin West Coast seen at London-Euston, upon arrival from Manchester-Piccadilly. 13th December 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Virgin Trains - Great Britain Interior of a Pendolino trainset class 390. Because of the restrictive profile and tilting capabilities, it looks very cramped. Glasgow, 12-09-2008 Digital photo by Marco van Uden