UK’s TfL and Bombardier have unveiled ‘Class 345’ train, the first of the new state-of-the-art Elizabeth line trains for Crossrail. In total a fleet of 66 new trains will operate on the TfL-run line, serving the West End, City and Docklands and running from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, through 40 accessible stations.
The new ‘Class 345’ trains will enter service in May 2017 on TfL Rail between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. The first trains will initially be seven carriages and 160 metres long to fit existing platforms at Liverpool Street.
The nine carriage, 200 metre-long trains, each are able to carry up to 1,500 people, will be introduced from May 2018, initially between Heathrow and Paddington.
When fully open in 2019, the Elizabeth line will increase central London’s rail capacity, carrying over half a million passengers per day.
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