R30099 Class 43 HST East Coast Trains 43314 & 43315 Train PackProduct Info Following a period of unprofitable operations, the InterCity East Coast franchise and associated HST units passed from NXEC to East Coast, an operator owned by the Department for Transport. From the beginning of East Coasts operations, it was made clear that it was the DfTs intention was that the franchise be retendered in future years. To this end East Coast soon adopted a deliberately plain livery that would be easy for a new operator