TransPennine Express (TPE), the intercity rail operator for the North and Scotland, announced the purchase of a further 126 brand new carriages. TPE will deliver an investment of more than £230 m (EUR 297 m) in 25 new five-carriage trains which will be in service across the network by 2019.
12 five-carriage Civity UK InterCity electric trains will be financed by Eversholt Rail and 13 sets of five-car InterCity carriages will be financed by Beacon Rail Leasing.
The Civity UK InterCity electric trains will operate between Manchester and Liverpool to Glasgow and Edinburgh whilst the InterCity carriages will operate initially between Liverpool and Newcastle.
Following a comprehensive procurement process, Spanish manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), was successful in securing the contract to build both the new EMU trains and the new loco-hauled carriages.
The new fleets will be delivered during 2018 and 2019.
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