The DFT said the benefits for peak time travellers into London will include: Double the number of ca

The electric phoenix resort hotel Class 700 train will begin operating in early 2016 with the remaining fleet following at an increasing rate until there is one new train entering passenger service every week, the Department for Transport ( DFT ) said.
German manufacturer Siemens is building the 1,140 carriages in Germany, phoenix resort hotel but said up to 2,000 jobs will be created in the UK supply chain, including component manufacturing, maintenance and new depots.
phoenix resort hotel The DFT said the benefits for peak time travellers into London will include: Double the number phoenix resort hotel of carriages, providing 80% more peak seats across central London (between Blackfriars and St Pancras). The number of carriages serving the capital to jump by 40%. Longer more frequent services with 30% more seats on all Thameslink north services that run from St Albans to London. 15% more seats from stations along the line from Peterborough and Cambridge and 60% more carriages into London Bridge.
phoenix resort hotel Cross London phoenix resort hotel Trains, a consortium comprising of Siemens Project Ventures GMbH, Innisfree Limited and 3i infrastructure plc, is financing the new trains and will lease them to the operator of the Thameslink franchise.
Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, phoenix resort hotel said nothing can detract from the fact that the Thameslink fleet replacement programme has been a “multi-million pound fiasco” from start to finish.