NEW SCOTTISH ELECTRIC UNITS UNVEILED
Published at 00:03 on Thursday 12th March 2015
Tags: Hitachi, Scotrail, EMUs, Glasgow, Edinburgh
An artists impression of how the new trains will look at Glasgow Queen Street. Transport Scotland
Designs for the 70 brand new faster, quieter and longer trains being built for the ScotRail fleet have been unveiled by Transport Minister Derek Mackay.
New ScotRail franchisee Abellio has signed the contract with train builders Hitachi Rail Europe in an industry-first deal that could see the Scottish Government buy up the full fleet of the trains after 25 years for just £1. This secures the carriages for use in Scotland well beyond the life of the Abellio’s 10-year ScotRail contract, which begins on 1st April.
Once delivered in summer 2017, the new trains will operate on Scotland’s busiest route - the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High line - as a result of the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh-Glasgow rail Improvement Programme.
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