East Midlands Railway: Trains
(asked on 26th November 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect bi-mode hydrogen trains to enter service on East Midlands Railway.
This question was answered on 9th December 2024
East Midlands Railway’s (EMR’s) new Aurora bi-mode trains (electric and diesel) are currently being built by Hitachi at its Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham. The first three trains are doing test runs on the East Coast and Midland Main Lines. EMR currently expect that the trains will start to be introduced on intercity services in 2025 with the full fleet of trains coming into service during 2025 and 2026.