Class 91
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National Express East Coast operate a fleet of 31 Class 91s, which are utilised on ECML services between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds and London Kings Cross.
NXEC Class 91s work with a rake of nine Mark 4 coaches and a Mark 4 Driving Van Trailer (DVT), with the Class 91 normally coupled to coach B at the Country (or North) end of the train (see below)
These operate at the London end of the sets next to the Mallard first class coaches.
They are 31 DVTs, numbered 82200-220/222-231 (82221 was destroyed in an accident).
82219 is named Duke of Edinburgh in gold lettering above the waist stripe.

91111 thunders towards Edinburgh at Drem on the 17th January 2008 with a service from London Kings Cross whilst sporting the interim National Express white stripe livery Photo by brucekitchener

91111 in National Express livery as it arrives at Edinburgh with 1S04 0615 London KX to Edinburgh on the 4th June 2008 Photo by brucekitchener
Fleet List
| 91101 | City of London | ||||||||
| 91102 | Durham Cathedral | ||||||||
| 91103 | County of Lincolnshire | ||||||||
| 91104 | Grantham | ||||||||
| 91105 | County Durham | ||||||||
| 91106 | East Lothian | ||||||||
| 91107 | Newark on Trent | ||||||||
| 91108 | City of Leeds | ||||||||
| 91109 | Samaritans | ||||||||
| 91110 | David Livingstone | Named for the famous explorer | |||||||
| 91111 | Terence Cuneo | Named for the railway artist | |||||||
| 91112 | County of Cambridgeshire | ||||||||
| 91113 | County of North Yorkshire | ||||||||
| 91114 | St Mungo Cathedral | Named for the cathedral in Aberdeen | |||||||
| 91115 | Holyrood | ||||||||
| 91116 | Strathclyde | ||||||||
| 91117 | Cancer Research UK | ||||||||
| 91118 | Bradford Film Festival | ||||||||
| 91119 | County of Tyne and Wear | ||||||||
| 91120 | Royal Armouries | ||||||||
| 91121 | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer | ||||||||
| 91122 | Tam the Gun | Named for the gunner of the One o'clock gun | |||||||
| 91124 | Reverend W Audry | Named for the author of Thomas the Tank Engine | |||||||
| 91125 | Berwick upon Tweed | ||||||||
| 91126 | York Minster | ||||||||
| 91127 | Edinburgh Castle | ||||||||
| 91128 | Peterborough Cathedral | ||||||||
| 91129 | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| 91130 | City of Newcastle | ||||||||
| 91131 | County of Northumberland | ||||||||
| 91132 | City of Durham | Originally numbered 91023 | |||||||
Coaching Stock
NXEC Class 91s work with a rake of nine Mark 4 coaches and a Mark 4 Driving Van Trailer (DVT), with the Class 91 normally coupled to coach B at the Country (or North) end of the train (see below)
MkIV Set Lists
| Set | M (FOS) | L (FO) | K (FOD) | H (RSB) | F (TSOD) | E (TSO) | D (TSO) | C (TSO) | B (TSOE) |
| BN01 | 11401 | 11301 | 11298 | 10307 | 12307 | 12414 | 12415 | 12417 | 12207 |
| BN02 | 11402 | 11302 | 11299 | 10302 | 12302 | 12448 | 12450 | 12402 | 12232 |
| BN03 | 11403 | 11303 | 11277 | 10320 | 12301 | 12478 | 12459 | 12401 | 12201 |
| BN04 | 11404 | 11304 | 11278 | 10303 | 12327 | 12518 | 12421 | 12480 | 12202 |
| BN05 | 11405 | 11305 | 11219 | 10326 | 12300 | 12522 | 12520 | 12486 | 12209 |
| BN06 | 11406 | 11306 | 11279 | 10309 | 12313 | 12422 | 12420 | 12406 | 12208 |
| BN07 | 11407 | 11307 | 11280 | 10323 | 12329 | 12489 | 12405 | 12411 | 12231 |
| BN08 | 11408 | 11308 | 11229 | 10300 | 12328 | 12407 | 12485 | 12481 | 12205 |
| BN09 | 11409 | 11309 | 11281 | 10331 | 12308 | 12514 | 12483 | 12513 | 12230 |
| BN10 | 11410 | 11310 | 11282 | 10304 | 12305 | 12443 | 12488 | 12419 | 12214 |
| BN11 | 11411 | 11311 | 11283 | 10308 | 12315 | 12484 | 12436 | 12437 | 12203 |
| BN12 | 11412 | 11312 | 11284 | 10333 | 12330 | 12426 | 12404 | 12431 | 12212 |
| BN13 | 11413 | 11313 | 11285 | 10313 | 12311 | 12424 | 12430 | 12469 | 12228 |
| BN14 | 11414 | 11314 | 11201 | 10332 | 12312 | 12423 | 12526 | 12410 | 12229 |
| BN15 | 11415 | 11315 | 11286 | 10306 | 12309 | 12515 | 12409 | 12442 | 12226 |
| BN16 | 11416 | 11316 | 11287 | 10315 | 12304 | 12433 | 12445 | 12428 | 12213 |
| BN17 | 11417 | 11317 | 11288 | 10324 | 12303 | 12432 | 12427 | 12444 | 12231 |
| BN18 | 11418 | 11318 | 11289 | 11305 | 12324 | 12467 | 12468 | 12453 | 12215 |
| BN19 | 11419 | 11319 | 11290 | 10318 | 12310 | 12470 | 12400 | 12434 | 12211 |
| BN20 | 11420 | 11320 | 11241 | 10321 | 12326 | 12440 | 12439 | 12477 | 12224 |
| BN21 | 11421 | 11321 | 11244 | 10330 | 12323 | 12476 | 12441 | 12461 | 12222 |
| BN22 | 11422 | 11322 | 11291 | 10301 | 12316 | 12473 | 12460 | 12452 | 12210 |
| BN23 | 11423 | 11323 | 11292 | 10325 | 12318 | 12455 | 12456 | 12454 | 12225 |
| BN24 | 11424 | 11324 | 11293 | 10328 | 12319 | 12403 | 12425 | 12447 | 12219 |
| BN25 | 11425 | 11325 | 11294 | 10312 | 12322 | 12464 | 12519 | 12446 | 12217 |
| BN26 | 11426 | 11326 | 11295 | 10311 | 12325 | 12429 | 12465 | 12474 | 12220 |
| BN27 | 11427 | 11327 | 11237 | 10319 | 12317 | 12538 | 12466 | 12449 | 12216 |
| BN28 | 11428 | 11328 | 11273 | 10310 | 12320 | 12533 | 12463 | 12458 | 12218 |
| BN29 | 11429 | 11329 | 11998 | 10317 | 12321 | 12438 | 12457 | 12462 | 12204 |
| BN30 | 11430 | 11330 | 11999 | 10329 | 12331 | 12472 | 12534 | 12471 | 12227 |
Coach Type Codes
- FO: First Open (2+1 seats), FOS: with smoking compartment (all now non-smoking) FOD: with disabled access.
- RSB: Restaurant Buffet Standard Open (2+2 seats)
- TSO: Tourist Standard Open (2+2 seats), TSOD: with disabled access. TSOE: End coach with buffers and smoking compartment (all now non-smoking)
- Mallard sets are numbered by the two first class coaches so for example if you seen 11410 it would mean Mallard set 10 or BN10. The same happens for 113xx coaches.
Mark 4 Driving Van trailers (DVT)

A GNER liveried MkIV DVT leads a London bound service past Portobello. Photo by MggW
These operate at the London end of the sets next to the Mallard first class coaches.
They are 31 DVTs, numbered 82200-220/222-231 (82221 was destroyed in an accident).
82219 is named Duke of Edinburgh in gold lettering above the waist stripe.