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The new battery-electric trains are to be built in Derby | Credit: TransPennine Express
Plans unveiled for £1bn investment to build new fleet of 29 battery-electric trains at Alstom's Derby facility, enabling smoother, quieter, faster, and greener travel across the Pennines
The UK's first main line battery electric trains are earmarked to begin carrying passengers across the north of England from the mid-2030s, following confirmation of a £1bn investment that is set to see...
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