IEP contract confirmed...

[T.R.]

www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120725a

£5.7 billion
866 railway carriages
122 complete trains,
To be built at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham

They'll be deployed on the following routes from around 2017 onwards:

[/b]:
[li]London – Cardiff – Swansea
[/li][li]London – Oxford – Worcester – Hereford
[/li][li]London – Gloucester – Cheltenham
[/li][li]London – Bath – Bristol

East Coast:
[/li][li]London – Leeds
[/li][li]London – York – Newcastle – Edinburgh – Aberdeen / Inverness[/li][/ul]
[/li][li]Replacement of the newer Intercity 225 electric stock

And an option for extra trains to be deployed on these routes/diagrams:

[/b]:
[li]London – Exeter – Penzance

East Coast:
[/li][li]London – Cambridge – Kings Lynn

West Coast:
[/li][li]London – Milton Keynes – Northampton[/li][/ul]

EDIT: included the addon order to replace IC225 stock

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Jul 26, 2012 22:45:05 GMT T.R. said:

www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120725a

£4.5 billion
596 railway carriages
92 complete trains,
To be built at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham

They'll be deployed on the following routes from around 2017:

[/b]:
[li]London – Cardiff – Swansea
[/li][li]London – Oxford – Worcester – Hereford
[/li][li]London – Gloucester – Cheltenham
[/li][li]London – Bath – Bristol

East Coast:
[/li][li]London – Leeds
[/li][li]London – York – Newcastle – Edinburgh – Aberdeen / Inverness[/li][/ul]

And an option for extra trains to be deployed on these routes/diagrams:

[/b]:
[li]London – Exeter – Penzance

East Coast:
[/li][li]Replacement of the newer Intercity 225 electric stock
[/li][li]London – Cambridge – Kings Lynn

West Coast:
[/li][li]London – Milton Keynes – Northampton[/li][/ul][/quote]


Finally some new trains on the GWML. That means i wont be hearing HSTs go past when I'm couple of Miles away from the GWML ;D . Also, did East Cost, West coast and Great Western order these new trains?

[T.R.]

I presume the DfT have ordered them on behalf of the future franchisees, but I'm open for corrections.

So far they're for Great Western & East Coast only - time will tell whether the extras will be ordered.

and a video too

[snowman]

Jul 26, 2012 22:45:05 GMT T.R. said:

www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120725a

£4.5 billion
596 railway carriages
92 complete trains,
To be built at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham

They'll be deployed on the following routes from around 2017:

[/b]:
[li]London – Cardiff – Swansea
[/li][li]London – Oxford – Worcester – Hereford
[/li][li]London – Gloucester – Cheltenham
[/li][li]London – Bath – Bristol

East Coast:
[/li][li]London – Leeds
[/li][li]London – York – Newcastle – Edinburgh – Aberdeen / Inverness[/li][/ul]

And an option for extra trains to be deployed on these routes/diagrams:

[/b]:
[li]London – Exeter – Penzance

East Coast:
[/li][li]Replacement of the newer Intercity 225 electric stock
[/li][li]London – Cambridge – Kings Lynn

West Coast:
[/li][li]London – Milton Keynes – Northampton[/li][/ul][/quote]


The Government has now confirmed an option for another 270 carriages increasing the 596 to 866

These are for the East Coast Line

Extra 270 carriages