Date: 23/04/2019

The first example of Vivarail^s refurbished D-Trains is carrying passengers on West Midlands Trains.
The inaugural service left Bedford at 05.16 this morning, bound for Bletchley.
Three of the Class 230 units will soon be operating on the Marston Vale line, which is part of the future East West Rail link,

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THE first example of Vivarail’s refurbished D-Trains is carrying passengers on West Midlands Trains. The inaugural service left Bletchley at 05...

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