 To improve acceleration on this route, where most stations are 20–25 minutes apart, the buffet cars will be removed.The remainder will be refurbished with new seating (leather in First Class) and at-seat power-points, and retain the buffet for the long-distance services to Swansea and the West Country.Midland Mainline supplemented its fleet with Class 222 Meridian units (similar to Virgin CrossCountry's Class 220 and 221 Voyager trains), replacing the slower Class 170 Turbostar units.