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On 14 June 2024 Alstom has signed a contract worth around 370 million GBP for 10 new nine-car Aventra EMUs for Transport for London’s Elizabeth line, along with associated maintenance until 2046.
On 15 April 2024, passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time.
On 24 May 2022, London’s new Elizabeth line has officially opened to the public.
On 10 November 2021, Alstom and Eversholt Rail have signed a MoU aimed at delivering the UK’s first ever brand-new hydrogen train fleet.
On 22 December 2020, Bombardier Transportation has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Porterbrook to fit ETCS on-board units (OBUs) to Electrostar EMUs.
On 26 November 2020, the first of Greater Anglia’s Class 720 Aventra EMUs entered passenger service in Essex.
On 9 August 2020 a first three-car Aventra EMU 730 001 for West Midlands Trains started testing at the VUZ Velim test centre.