100th Desiro unit to be repainted in the South Western Railway colours The Desiro first came into service in 2004 All 100 units have been repainted at Bournemouth Traincare Depot The 100th repainted Desiro unit has been unveiled at Bournemouth Traincare Depot. Representatives from SWR, Siemens Mobility and Angel Trains joined members of the train painting team […]
The first fully refurbished Avanti West Coast Pendolino enters service follow multi million pound upgrade. First ‘as new’ train due back in service following transformation £117m investment set to deliver step change in onboard experience for Avanti West Coast customers Upgrade will add more than 2,000 extra Standard Class seats Avanti West Coast’s first refurbished […]
TransPennine Express Class 802 ‘Nova’ Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TransPeninne Express (TPE) agree to trial retrofitting battery on intercity train Trial, starting next year, can cut fuel usage by at least 20% and reduce emissions on Transpennine network from 2022 onwards Tri-mode service can cut noise pollution in urban areas and improve air quality […]
