Class 700

1,514 brand new vehicles as GTR completes £2 billion fleet cascade

End of Great Northern Class 313 operation means GTR has completed £2 billion fleet transformation

Software prevented GTR Desiro City's from being reset during National Grid power cut

60 Siemens Desiro City electric units shut down during National Grid power cut due to software issues says GTR

New trains bring down average age of UK rolling stock

Age of train fleets reduces as new trains are introduced

National Rail Awards 2018: TRAIN OF THE YEAR Winner - Passenger: Siemens – Class 700 Desiro City

Final Thameslink Class 700 completed by Siemens

All 1,140 vehicles have been completed.

Johnson: cushions not required for new seats

"Seats normally become more comfortable over time, through use," - Rail Minister's reaction to question over seating on new trains

More Class 700s start Great Northern duties

New trains for Cambridge and Peterborough enter traffic

Thameslink begins testing at redeveloped London Bridge

Testing of Thameslink trains through London Bridge begins

Class 700s make Great Northern debut

GTR puts Class 700s into traffic on Peterborough route.

Class 700s begin full Thameslink operations

Class 700s take over all Thameslink duties

Autumn start for Great Northern ‘700s’

Class 700s to enter traffic on GN next month

Siemens Class 700s for GN this Autumn

Class 700s for Great Northern routes from the Autumn.

29th Class 700 delivered to UK

Ahead of planned increase in the number of '700s' in traffic with GTR, there are now 29 of the electric multiple units in the UK (from an order of 115).

Network Rail tests ETCS on Class 700 on 'Core' Thameslink route

Trial of ETCS Level 2 signalling between St Pancras and Blackfriars with a Class 700 electric multiple unit has taken place.

Brand new Class 700s enter traffic with Thameslink

First Class 700 enters traffic with Govia Thameslink Railway.

Great Northern Class 700s to operate from next year

Class 700s will begin running on the Great Northern network from next year.

Siemens completes Hornsey depot signalling

System installed for Class 700 arrival

New Thameslink trains could have plugs and WiFi retro-fitted

Both Siemens and GTR tell RAIL that discussions are ongoing regarding fitting plug sockets, Standard Class tables and WiFi retrospectively to '700s'.

GTR to run Thameslink Class 700 EMUs in “next few weeks”

The first Siemens Class 700s will enter traffic in “the next few weeks”, according to operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).

More ‘700s’ arrive, while testing continues

There are now 16 Siemens Class 700s in the UK, after 12-car 700104 was delivered to Three Bridges depot in the early hours of June 1.