Rail | Issue 858
'385As' IN TRAFFIC
Scotrail's Class 385 electric trains are now carrying passengers between Edinburgh and Glasgow, following months of delays while Hitachi designed and installed modified windscreens. One pair of trains, four-car 385104 and three-car 385003, entered revenue service on Tuesday July 24 running as a seven-car service. ScotRail had provisionally accepted the pair (and began
paying lease charges) the previous Friday, and on July 23 the ‘385s’ ran a 1252 Glasgow Queen Street- Edinburgh Waverley special for invited guests, including staff and stakeholders.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Rail Issue 858.