Have you seen the latest news snippets about the long awaited upgrading of the main SE services on the good old DSVN.
They've been talking about this for some time and now it's here.
Some 57 freshly painted coaches inside and out, all with modern toilets, upgraded seating, upgraded catering, new uniforms for the train crew and a small increase in speed.
Very nice.
SE1 & 2, SE5 &6, and SE7 and 8. For those who don't know these are the main passenger services between Hanoi and Saigon sometimes (but not officially) referred to as "Re-Unification Express".
SE3& 4 of course was upgraded at the beginning of 2015, so it's good to see the rest completed as well.
Interesting that the new uniforms are similar to the SE3/4 ones but appear to be grey rather than blue.
With a total expenditure in the millions of dollars this is a major upgrade and despite this no increase in fares, in fact a slight reduction.
Can't wait to travel on SE7 in March!
The only concern is that passengers and crew look after the new trains. This hasn't always been the case in the past. No more water sloshing around in the toilets, and plenty of toilet paper and everyone will be happy.
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