Categories: class 717

21 September 2021 09:42

Great Northern train tests successfully for first stage of East Coast Digital Programme

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Govia Thameslink Railway has successfully run one of its Great Northern Moorgate Class 717 trains using the digital in-cab signalling system ETCS level 2 (European Train Control System).
This provided important real-world proof of the track-to-train specification requir

1 October 2019 11:31

Great Northern completes £240m train fleet renewal for Herts passengers

UK’s oldest electric carriages replaced, giving passengers to Moorgate modern trains with air-conditioning and Wi-Fi

25 March 2019 15:51

Britain’s oldest electric trains replaced with £240m new fleet

For the first time in 40 years, passengers are riding on new trains in the tunnels to London Moorgate, as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) begins to replace mainland Britain’s oldest electric rail fleet

1 October 2018 12:42

​Passengers given first glimpse of new trains set to transform Great Northern suburban service

Great Northern have given passengers on its suburban route a sneak preview of their new £240 million air-conditioned train fleet

4 May 2018 13:43

​Siemens tests new Great Northern trains for Hertfordshire-Moorgate services

A £200 million fleet of brand new trains for Great Northern services between Hertfordshire and Moorgate has passed an important milestone with over half of the 150 carriages now manufactured.