Midland Main Line: Rolling Stock
(asked on 15th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the planned new rolling stock for the midland mainline to be available.
This question was answered on 22nd January 2024
Good progress is being made by East Midlands Railway (EMR) on the introduction of their new Class 810 ‘Aurora’ fleet with the first unit now going through testing.
EMR are meeting with the manufacturer, Hitachi, this month to discuss the delivery timescales of the programme after which a firm timeline for passenger service introduction is expected.