While I was searching for Railcam live streams on YouTube, I found one from Peterborough, where one such train I saw on there was the Virgin Trains East Coast set compromising of seven former East Midlands Trains (now Virgin Trains East Coast) mark III's, a Virgin Trains East Coast buffet car in the form of 40805 with the 'It's Never Dull In Hull' vinyls and two on hire East Midlands Trains power cars. In this shot here, 43075 is seen leading the set away from Peterborough with 1A33, the Virgin Trains East Coast service from Leeds to London Kings Cross, 43061 being on the rear. Being a mostly on hire set and in eight car formation rather than nine, this set is usually found on the Leeds runs and I believe one or two peak-time Hull runs. I might even say that some parts of the livery on this set has had some of its coach numbers rubbed off on two or three and even a door on buffet car 40805 has had the F and C letters from the First Class writing rubbed off! It now says 'Frst Lass 1 when it should say 'First Class'! That, though is on one of the doors, with the other definitely being unscathed!
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