West Coast Main Line Pendolino Tilting Trains, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Ownership
Railtrack/Virgin Trains
Date Opened
2003
Route Length
399-mile (641.6km)
Maximum Line Speed
140mph (225km/h)
Gauge
1,435mm
Power
25kV ac overhead
Delivery Date
Pre-production train mid-2000
Rest of fleet early 2001–2002
Rolling Stock:
Fleet Total
53 x nine-car sets
Seating
To be finalised
Builder
Alstom/Fiat Ferrovia
Special Characteristics:
West Coast Main Line is the UK's busiest business railway
First large-scale application of tilting train technology in the UK
£2.1bn cost of improvements being met totally by private sector
Plans to raise bridges to take 3m-high containers abandoned due to cost
New in-cab radio signalling system at centre of developments
Alstom/Fiat also involved in long-term contract to maintain new trains
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