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Another two years before SWR's full fleet of Class 701 Arterios are in service


13/12/2024 in News

South Western Railway (SWR) 701031 arrives at London Waterloo for the Arterios' official launch into traffic. SWR.

South Western Railway says it could be another two years before its entire fleet of 90 new Class 701 Arterio trains is in service.




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