Arterios in service, but delays extend by two years

Paul CliftonContributing Writerrail@bauermedia.co.uk

SOUTH Western Railway says it could be another two years before its entire fleet of 90 new Class 701 Arterio trains is in service. The Derby-built trains are already five years behind schedule. They were ordered in 2017 to start carrying passengers from November 2019. SWR has five trains now in daily use. It will add ten more over the next seven months. They currently run only on Windsor and Shepperton services. From February they will operate on the Hounslow loop, and from March they will run to Dorking and Guildford. From June they will make the longer journey to Reading. The announcement was made following a ceremony at Waterloo on November 28, when former England cricketer Stuart Broad named a ‘701’ Nighthawk. SWR called the announcement a “major milestone”…

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