New trains being tested in Germany ahead of arrival in Scotland; overseas test facilities being used to speed-up test programme overcoming crowded UK rail network. Passengers in Scotland are a step closer to the arrival of new ScotRail Alliance trains, after the next phase of testing began in Germany.
Arriva Trains Wales has fitted its entire train fleet with driver advisory systems (DAS), transforming them into “much greener machines”. Since the rollout of DAS began in July 2015, 750,000 litres of fuel have been saved – enough to fly an Airbus A320 passenger airliner around the world at least three times, according to Arriva.
TransPennine Express (TPE) has issued the first photo of one of its newly liveried Class 68 locomotives.
TransPennine Express (TPE) has released a photo showing the bodyshell for the first carriage of its new Class 397 fleet. The Class 397s are being built by CAF in Spain and are the second new fleet to be procured by TPE since the start of the new franchise last year.
TransPennine Express (TPE) has shared an exclusive image of the first carriage from the second fleet of its brand new trains. The ultramodern trains will operate on routes across the North West and into Scotland from spring 2019.
