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SWR Class 701 'Arterio' PAUL CLIFTON
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Heidi Alexander quizzed by MPs over South Western Railways blunder

MPs have quizzed Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander after national media reports of a rail nationalisation blunder that is claimed to have cost taxpayers £250 million.

Heidi Alexander 23 Apr
GBRF class 47 class 701 move, Kemble. JOSH MASON.
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Safety concerns mean delayed SWR trains enter service with guards closing the doors

South Western Railway is to use guards to close train doors at stations on its long-delayed fleet of Class 701 Arterio trains.

SWR 11 Apr
SWR Arterio
News

SWR begins Arterio driver training

Driver training has finally started on South Western Railway’s long-delayed fleet of 90 Class 701 Arterio trains.

South Western Railway 5 Aug
SWR Class 701 'Arterio' PAUL CLIFTON
Feature

Why are the 'Arterios' more than four years late?

Failure to introduce new trains ordered seven years ago by SWR has become a painful symbol of a struggling industry.

Locomotives 14 Feb
Class 701 Arterios
News

Soft launch planned for much-delayed Arterios

South Western Railway to undertake a “soft launch” of its long-delayed Class 701 Arterio electric multiple unit, according to sources at the company.

South Western Railway 5 Jan
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