I understand from a contact in the industry (No names, no pack-drill!
) that the Mk3 coaches are extremely unlikely to run before the end of July due to the Liverpool Lime Street blockade (there's nowhere to store the set between services at Manchester Victoria, basically) so until then, the Scarborough services will be purely class 185 DMUs as per normal - well, what passes for normal on TPE!!
(There are rumours that the Mk3 sets may be so delayed that the new Mk5a sets will beat them into service, so watch this space -> " "!!)
In the unlikely event that TPE manage to get the Mk3 sets into service at the end of July, they are (currently) booked to be on the trains departing Scarborough at 0846, 0946, 1446, 1546, 2050 & 2146 (The return workings of the 0556, 0656, 1156, 1256, 1756 & 1856 from Liverpool Lime Street) Monday to Friday only. Please note that these sets will *not* be working on Saturday and Sunday, so all weekend trains will be your usual cramped, smelly, noisy diseasel units!