Siemens and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have struck a deal worth over £200m (€257m) to replace its suburban train fleet on the Great Northern route. The 25 climate-controlled six-carriage units (150 vehicles) will be built at the Siemens plant Krefeld, Germany, and will enter service by the end of 2018.
The trains will run between Moorgate in the City of London and Welwyn and Hertford, Stevenage and Letchworth.
They will be made by Siemens as a variant of the Class 700 trains, based on the Desiro City platform, which is being built for GTR’s new Thameslink service. These trains replace Class 313 trains built in 1976/77, which are the oldest type of electric trains in operation in mainland Britain.
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