"Roland Perry" wrote in message

In message , at 20:53:26 on
Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Recliner remarked:
So it must be one of the FM Rail Mk 2 Blue Pullman carriages. I think
about five of them ended up with Stobart Rail after it merged with
Victa Westlink, but I don't know if they kept them (Cotswold bought
the others).

http://www.cotswoldrail.co.uk/Blue%20Pullman.htm

And I'm now pretty sure I saw one of them in sidings just north of
Carlisle yesterday.

Unfortunately, I don't think they're in current use, just like the
vehicles that stayed in London. Internally, they're little changed from
when Virgin ran them, apart from lights on the tables -- FM Rail
couldn't afford a full refurbishment. The DRS Mk 3 set is much more
extensively refurbished.