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On 15.05.2019, London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) Azuma trains officially entered passenger service. In the near future, new trains built in Newport, Wales, will join them:
On 09.11.2023, LNER selected CAF as the preferred bidder for the project to supply ten tri-mode trains (BDEMU). Porterbrook will buy the trains and lease them to LNER subsequently.
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They will operate in electric, diesel, or battery mode, being highly versatile. The project also includes maintenance by CAF for a period of eight years. The value of this order exceeds EUR 500 million.
The 10-car trains, based on CAF’s Civity UK platform, will complement LNER’s existing Hitachi-built Azumas (Class 800 DEMU and Class 801 EMU). The new fleet will enter passenger service on the LNER-operated East Coast Main Line (ECML).
Read more about LNER and the Azuma, a name originally launched by Virgin, here:
[UK] LNER officially launches its Azuma fleet on the East Coast mainline