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ECML Nationalised, Again!

            The breaking news today (16th May 2018) is that DaFT, otherwise known as The Department for Transport, has decided to take back the East Coast Mainline franchise into state hands following the problems encountered with, and by,  the present Virgin Trains/Stagecoach operators. It seems that the ECML is a poisoned chalice, but one probably concocted in part by DaFT themselves by being greedy and taking the highest bid instead of the most economically and operationally sound option. Will the news ultimately result in all the fleet again being splashed with grey paint, similar to when it was last in state hands and run by Directly Operated Railways (DOR)? On 6th January 2015, just weeks prior to the Virgin/Stagecoach partnership taking over, the DOR livery was much in evidence at London Kings Cross at dusk, with Class 91s Nos. 91103 & 91116 (far right) sandwiching Class 43 HST Power car No. 43311. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Euston (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2015

Tags:

91103

91116

GEC

43311

Class43

HST

BREL/Paxman

Directly-Operated-Railway

Virgin/Stagecoach

East-Coast-Main-Line

London-Kings-Cross

2015 « less

Sets appears in: • Class 91 • January-March 2015

Groups appears in: • Pictures Of England • Virgin Trains more » • Light, Composition, Imagination (Railways) • UK Railway Landscapes « less

Camera: Nikon D700, f/4.0, 1/40 sec, 24mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Photos 2.0
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