GWR withdraws new IE trains for upgrade
New Intercity Express trains which entered service on GWR at the start of this week have been withdrawn for upgrades to software and related modifications. The first service from Bristol Temple Meads, with the transport secretary among its passengers, was due to depart at 06.00 on Monday morning. It left late because of a technical problem and then encountered more difficulties during the journey to London, arriving 41 minutes late at Paddington. Hitachi has apologised for the launch day problems, saying ‘we must do better’. A GWR spokesman said: “We hope to have them back in passenger service as soon as possible.”
Electric milestone for ScotRail AllianceA new electric train has run under power on part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow EGIP route for the first time. The pioneering journey was made by a Class 385 unit which has yet to be fitted out internally. The run was only between Edinburgh and Linlithgow, but it has been hailed as a ‘hugely important step’ which will now usher in a period of full scale tests on the route after final safety checks have been made.
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