2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁train ▁offered ▁bis cu its ▁and ▁fruit ▁ju ice ▁fare ▁served ▁from ▁the ▁gu ards ▁van . ▁ ▁The ▁train ▁was ▁re - equ ipped ▁with ▁ 8 ▁Sou ther ner ▁cars ▁( former ▁Main ▁South ▁Line ▁first - class ▁cars ) ▁and ▁two ▁former ▁FM ▁class ▁gu ards ▁v ans ▁of ▁a ▁mod ular ▁design , ▁one ▁from ▁M its ub ishi , ▁the ▁other ▁from ▁Da ew oo , ▁turned ▁into ▁power - l ugg age ▁v ans ▁with ▁hand bra ke ▁end - mount ed ▁ 1 1   k W ▁gener ators . ▁The ▁Nor ther ner ▁service ▁se ated ▁ 5 3 ▁or ▁ 4 5 ▁per ▁car ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁reduced ▁carri ages ▁in ▁re cl ining ▁road ▁coach - style ▁seats ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁or ▁ 2 5 . ▁From ▁its ▁in ception , ▁it ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁c ater ing ▁cars ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁ 3 7 - se at ▁cars ▁to ▁retain ▁their ▁cou pe ▁compart ments ▁when ▁three ▁train sets ▁were ▁made ▁available , ▁video ▁entertain ment , ▁compr ising ▁a ▁large ▁screen ▁Gold Star ▁television ▁at ▁one ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁carriage ▁showing ▁mov ies ▁with ▁the ▁sound ▁pip ed ▁throughout ▁the ▁carriage . ▁The ▁ 1 5 ▁parc els ▁w ag ons ▁remained ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁till ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁Speed link