The 22K first class is pretty much false advertising. There is no real difference apart from an air of exclusivity.
I presume the use of this set is as a result of how the services line up but this is ridiculous when they are sending 29Ks to Sligo. There also seems to be a 3 car 22K in use on an outbound M3 parkway service most mornings for some time. I also spotted one arriving into Docklands at about 1805 this evening.
Hopefully with a few more 3 car sets coming on, we'll see the end of 29Ks to Sligo and maybe even a regular 22k on the 1805 to Longford. Some of the 29Ks are beginning to look quite ropey and could really do with a bit of interior refurbishment - particularly the flooring which is coming up and becoming a serious trip hazard on a few cars I've been on.
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