Train driver looks out from cab to the track ahead

ETCS testing for UK Network Rail New Measurement Train

Driver with DMI screen in-cab Network Rail

Network Rail has successfully completed European Train Control System testing on the power cars of its New Measurement Train. The yellow-liveried engineering inspection train, adapted from a redundant formation of the diesel-powered ‘High Speed Train’, is hauled by a pair of power cars, designated class 43. In its original formation, the HST design holds the record for the fastest diesel-powered train produced.

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Train driver looks out from cab to the track ahead

ETCS testing for UK Network Rail New Measurement Train

Driver with DMI screen in-cab Network Rail

Network Rail has successfully completed European Train Control System testing on the power cars of its New Measurement Train. The yellow-liveried engineering inspection train, adapted from a redundant formation of the diesel-powered ‘High Speed Train’, is hauled by a pair of power cars, designated class 43. In its original formation, the HST design holds the record for the fastest diesel-powered train produced.

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Author: Simon Walton

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