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Comeng
One train family, two refurbishment programmes and a compatibility problem after the merger.
Refurbished on both sides of the split
The Comeng fleet was divided between the suburban operators. Connex’s Hillside sets went through an Alstom refurbishment programme. The M>Train side used a different refurbishment, producing differences in appearance and onboard systems.
After 2004
The reunited operator had to make the separately refurbished sets interoperable. The fleet history identifies Innovonics as involved in this work and records an associated CCTV upgrade. For the wider story, see the 2004 takeover.
The photo gallery links back to original captions, which are useful when comparing liveries and front-end details.