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Moorgate unit 717002 off route at London Blackfriars, testing ETCS as part of the East Coast Digital Programme

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

Old meets new: Old Class 313s have been replaced with new Class 717s on the Moorgate route as GTR completes its £2bn rolling stock programme

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

Old and new: Retired driver Ian Twells and modern day driver Zornitsa Tsankova at the launch of the new Moorgate train

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

Driver Michael DeVries and passenger Samantha Radford at Gordon Hill on the first new Moorgate train in passenger service

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

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

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

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

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

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