By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia (GA) has confirmed it will not be able to introduce its Class 720 ‘Aventra’ EMUs before the end of 2019. Production and testing of the new trains is running significantly
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First Class 315 goes for scrap
OFF-LEASE set No. 315850 has been sent for scrap after a number of Class 345 ‘Aventra’ EMUs were accepted by TfL Rail for use between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield. The Eversholt Rail-owned set had been
Read moreNew tech for NR to increase efficiency and cut costs
NETWORK Rail is planning to spend up to 0.5% of its annual turnover, around £245million, on new technology and practices to increase efficiency and reduce costs. According to Jon Shaw, NR chief engineer and acting
Read moreCrossrail to miss December opening date
LONDON’S £16bn Crossrail project to build a railway under central London will now not open until the Autumn of 2019. It could be even delayed further. The ambitious project that will connect Reading, Maidenhead and
Read moreFirst Crossrail train on test
THE first of a fleet of 66 trains that are being built in the East Midlands for the new £16billion Crossrail line is undergoing testing. Based on the Aventra platform, Class 345 EMU No. 345001
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