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  • CAF to build new Docklands Trains

    CAF to build new Docklands Trains

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    Spanish train manufacturer CAF has been awarded the contract to design, manufacture and supply a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) by Transport for London (TfL). The contract will include a Fleet Support Agreement to provide technical support services and spares supply. The five-car trains will be based on CAF’s hugely…

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  • First Crossrail train on test

    First Crossrail train on test

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    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 was shown off to the press today at Bombardier’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby, making several runs on the short…

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