Coast (NXEC) taking over the franchise in December 2007, WiFi was free in first class and chargeable in standard class; under the new NXEC franchise access, it became free for all passengers. In October 2010, under East Coast operation, charges for standard class passengers were reintroduced. All coaches were revinyled in East Coast livery with the last completed in April 2013. They were revinyled in Virgin Trains East Coast livery in 2015. In February 2016, a refurbishment programme called Plush Tush commenced with new seat covers, carpets and purple mood lighting in First Class. Future The Mark 4s were largely replaced on the East Coast Main Line by Class 801s in 2019/20. Virgin Trains East Coast were to retain seven or eight nine-carriage sets to operate extra services to Edinburgh. LNER later stated this plan had been cancelled. In September 2020, Eversholt Rail Group and London North Eastern Railway extended their lease to 10 by 2023. In addition, there are options to make it operational until 2024. It will be overhauled by Wabtec at Doncaster Works. Grand Central planned to use on Mark 4 coaches (5x5 coaches + DVT sets) on their London Euston to Blackpool North services; however, these services were abandoned on 10 September 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 on passenger numbers. Twelve Mark 4 carriages were refurbished for use by Transport for Wales on an expanded Holyhead to Cardiff Premier Service from June 2021. In 2021, Transport for Wales purchased these carriages from Eversholt Rail Group along with the carriages that had been refurbished for use by Grand Central; this brought its fleet to 37. Grand Union proposed to operate Mark 4s on its London Paddington to Cardiff Central services. This plan was scrapped in favour of using newly procured Class 802 bi-mode units from Hitachi, though this never materialised as the Department for Transport ruled against Grand Union's proposal. References External links Mark 4 Train-related introductions in 1989