TransPennine Express

[boby32]

RE: TransPennine Express

(23/05/2016 08:20)CX54 DKD Wrote:  New announcement - Civity EMUs for the Scottish routes and new-build carriages hauled by Class 68s for the Liverpool - Newcastle route. Both built by CAF.

http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/news/2016/05/...-scotland/

I'm surprised at the Civity EMUs which had so far been marketed as more of a regional unit and I think it's a shame there's no tilt to utilise higher speeds on the WCML really.

There will be 12 5-car electric multiple units (EMU) and 13 sets of five-car InterCity carriages. I have some questions.

1) Will these new 12 5-car EMUS be similar to the ones for northern i.e. class 331/2?

2) Will some of the class 350/4 be cascaded when these brand new trains comes?