Another year of delay for Scotland's 'bullet trains' [Express]





Date: 26/03/2018

SCOTLANDS new fleet of electric trains could be delayed for at least another year amid safety fears. A whistleblower yesterday warned the small number of ScotRails Class 385s remain grounded over concerns about their curved windscreens. It is feared that Japanese manufacturer Hitachi could take up to 18 months to make modifications to run on the flagship route. The first 385s were meant to be in service last September with Transport Minister Humza Yousaf previously promising that they would transform the experience of users


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Another year of delay for Scotland's 'bullet trains'

Express

SCOTLANDS new fleet of electric trains could be delayed for at least another year amid safety fears. A whistleblower yesterday warned the small number of ScotRails Class 385s remain grounded over concerns about their curved windscreens.