A new £1bn fleet of South Western Railway trains faces a further delay.
The fleet is part of the operator's plans to provide more capacity and quicker journey times on its Berkshire, Surrey and south-west London routes.Manufacturer Bombardier, which builds the trains in Derby, has previously blamed the delay on software problems.A route map of where the new Arterios will stop at once they are fully in service
In a written reply to Slough MP and Shadow Transport Minister Tan Dhesi, Mr Heaton-Harris said: "This timeline is contingent upon there being no further delays in the delivery and acceptance of the new trains, a risk that is heightened with the current situation with Covid-19, and the completion of the associated training for the train crew to enable the trains to be operated in passenger service.
The first Derby-built Class 701 Arterio should have entered service between Reading and London Waterloo in late 2019.Now the Rail Minister says the first of 90 new trains should run in early summer, with the rest taking another year to trickle through.
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