First Mk5a bodyshell for TPE completed at Spanish plant

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COMPLETION of the construction of the first bodyshell for the new Mk5a carriages for the TransPennine Express franchise has been confirmed by the operator.

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles), in Spain, is producing 66 carriages for TransPennine, which will be formed into 13 five-carriage sets that will include a driving carriage.

The finished bodyshell at CAF’s Beasain plant in Spain.

Three vehicles will be maintenance spares.

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