LNR's refurbished Class 350 Desiro, 

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Ah yes, the good ole class 350's. Spent a good 10+ years travelling on them daily to/from work. Better than the previous 321's that's for sure. Although the 321's do hold a special place in my heart as it was the first train that I ever traveled on from Long Buckby To London Euston in the mid 90's . I want to say that particular train was in an Network South East livery at the time before Silverlink kicked in.

I love the cheap fares from London to Crewe on these the 350s windows make for a much more interesting trip than the pendelinos

They are great units but also not a fan of the 3+2 seating, however I was speaking to the MD of West Midlands Trains when on the Class 196 and raised the question about the Cass 350/2s on Euston to Crewe, at the moment ALL Class 350s are on a fix diagram but once December comes, the Class 350/2s will be put on a different diagram to start taking them out of service when the Class 730s arrive, something interesting I've also learnt from the MD is that families do love the 3+2 seating on the Class 350/2s and prefer them which is another reason I'm guessing that they are on the London Euston to Crewe services, for me if I'm travelling from Stafford to Rugeley, not a big of a deal as the commute only 10 minutes but Euston to Rugeley which is roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes, would prefer a table seat so I can use my laptop, great video.

Great video Rail Focus. The WMR 196 are now in service on the Birmingham to Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury to Birmingham

Hopefully from December, the 350/2s will be operated as a separate fleet from the rest of the 350s, meaning that you will no longer get 3 by 2 seating on the long distance services

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The Class 350/2 Could Go To First Great Western For Thames Valley Commuter Services Replacing The Class 387s 👍

West Coast Mainline alocated units now branded LNWR should be Intercity version adopted to Southwest Railway class 444 since their introduction to their long distance duties in 2000s on this route with Silverlink. Just my opinion.

The 37 Class 350/2s that are to be replaced by the Class 730 5-Car Aventras could go to ScotRail to replace the Class 318 and Class 320. But they are to be converted into Battery-electric MU which might be useful for Birmingham New Street-Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton/Telford Central. That Siemens and London Northwestern Railway or West Midlands Railway might upgrade them to battery-electric units for that route.

You did have a point on the 350/2's about the comfort. The seats are so hard and a 3+2 config is rather an unsuitable journey from London to Birmingham. I did try out one of these before and they're so hard. Also a fact they have got no charging facilities which just makes them more outdated

The only thing i "hate" on DESIRO family is the cubicle toilet as an alternative to much wither disabled. But every penny counts and such comfort and space has a price of seats reduction as downside. Their ride quality is the smoothest and quietest i've ever experienced on a train so far.

How about Liverpool to Birmingham, will this be replaced?

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2 plus 3 seating is definitely not uncomfortable on long journeys