Set 4001 is rumoured to have the best ride of the bunch, it probably helps that it was jacked up in Inchicore for sometime to pull pieces of a cow out of it. IE are still looking for the coupling that detached on impact
During the impact a lot of celling panels, light fittings etc came lose, that would explain a lot of the funny issues we are seeing, all of which seem isolated to 4001, that said 4115 in set 4003 had a loose celling panel recently.
A large set of modifications are being carried out, some of the details of which don't make for comfortable reading but there is a continuning problem where nuts are working loose which would go a long way to explaining the ride varying. The wheel profiles need to be changed as well.
The best example for weird Mk4 ride is Templemore, Cork bound, approach at 85 mph its giddy but for about 200m through the station is becomes perfect only to return to giddy on a Mk3 you notice a difference but the approach is far calmer.
The seats are so much better the only issue really is that oversided duct on the floor. Interesting thing to note is the seats in the buffet are first class spacing with much larger tables
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