Class 345

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Crossrail’s nine-car Class 345s back in traffic

Full-length Class 345s return to traffic and finally make Heathrow passenger debut

5 Aug

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No date confirmed for return of full-length Crossrail Class 345s

Nine-car Class 345s withdrawn from traffic by TfL Rail, with no date for their return yet announced.

24 Jul

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Progress on new train fleets continues

Construction continues on even more new train fleets

27 Aug

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More than 1,300 new coaches either stored or on test in UK

New train fleet round-up

27 Aug

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HNRC reveals plans for new Worksop site

Crossrail '345s' and stored Mk 4 sets start arriving at Worksop as HNRC tells RAIL about the plans for the new facility

17 Jun

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TfL agrees £1 billion sale and leaseback deal for Elizabeth Line trains

Seventy Class 345s sold to consortium as Transport for London raises funds to reinvest

22 Mar

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More than 800 brand new passenger vehicles on test

More than 800 brand new vehicles on test as fleet replacements continue

20 Aug

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Five more Aventras ordered for Crossrail

TfL buys more Class 345s from Bombardier

27 Mar

TfL Rail 345020 arrives at London Paddington on February 23, with a test train from Maidenhead. It is one of the first nine-car Class 345s delivered, and is based at Old Oak Common for testing. EIKI SEKINE.

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From the archives: A project at the heart of the nation

RICHARD CLINNICK finds out what’s under the aluminium skin of Bombardier’s new Crossrail trains

2 Feb

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Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail

Fourteen Class 345s built for Crossrail so far says TfL, with eight accepted for passenger traffic.

13 Oct

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Peak-time use for Crossrail's new trains

Aventras in peak-time use for TfL Rail as Class 315 withdrawal plan revealed

13 Sept

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Delayed start for first Crossrail Aventra

Elizabeth Line Aventra misses original start date. No confirmed date for entry into traffic.

31 May

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Shenfield station ready for new Crossrail trains

Remodelling work complete at Shenfield ahead of Aventra introduction.

8 May

Crossrail 345002 at Derby Litchurch Lane. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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London's newest train unveiled for Crossrail

The first Crossrail electric multiple units were unveiled by Bombardier and Transport for London at Derby Litchurch Lane on July 29.

29 Jul

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Testing on Crossrail Aventras begins ahead of 2017 service

The first Class 345 will begin testing at Bombardier’s Derby Litchurch Lane in May.

12 Apr