THE first completed Class 345 Crossrail ‘Elizabeth Line’ EMU has been moved to the Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) at Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, for further testing.
![The driving cab of the Crossrail trains.](https://www.mortonsdirect.co.uk/railwaymagazine/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2016/09/RM-Sept16-p80.jpg)
It is the first train for the UK on Bombardier’s ‘Aventra’ platform.
On July 29, The RM was given its first preview of the new train – unnumbered set No. 345001 – at Bombardier’s testing and commissioning facility at Derby.
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The unit made several runs on the short test track in its lilac & white livery. There is an absence of a yellow front end too, rules being relaxed earlier in the year as the train headlights are considered sufficient warning.
Read more in September’s issue of The RM