The transfer of 27 Class 175 diesel multiple units to Great Western Railway took a step closer when the Department for Transport confirmed GWR’s intention to award a contract to Angel Trains for the leasing of 70 Class 175s - comprising 16 three-car sets and 11 two car sets.
The trains are to be in traffic from May 2025 on Devon and Cornwall routes, and the contract will have provisions to potentially run until 2032.
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