(29 May 2026, 9:24 am)Kuyoyo wrote They weren't long-term at Blyth anyway - they were only allocated there due to the delay in the electrics entering service meaning some of the 57-plate E400s would be out of MOT before their replacements were on the road. Once 8001-8014 enter service, 7596/7 are surplus to requirements at Blyth - and until now hadn't featured on any plans until this one. It also means all the ex-Midlands examples are at the same depot.

You'd think, given the state of the current fleet, some urgency would be applied to get the new E400s out in service. A decent chunk of the E400s have been delivered for a week now and pictures posted on social media would indicate that they still haven't had any vinyls applied or ticket machines installed.

They're at depots where camera mirror vehicles already operate too, so it isn't as if any additional familiarisation should be required. Get some ticket machines on, get them in service, get the 57-plate death traps to the baked bean tin factory.