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From 2018 a new fleet of Class 802 Intercity Express Trains will connect London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth, Penzance and many more communities.
The train will now be made ready to begin testing in the coming weeks prior to entering passenger service from summer next year. Two further test trains are due to arrive in the UK shortly.
The Intercity Express Train is designed to withstand the region's variable weather conditions, including routes along the Dawlish coast.
Read more...http://www.devonlive.com/devon-s-first-intercity-express-train-arrives-in-the-uk-but-can-it-withstand-the-dawlish-coast/story-30395545-detail/story.html
Read more...http://www.devonlive.com/devon-s-first-intercity-express-train-arrives-in-the-uk-but-can-it-withstand-the-dawlish-coast/story-30395545-detail/story.html
@Stark Ross - uhm! in the article they also say that the fleet is 36 and then later they say it is 93.
The entire fleet of 93 units is being delivered in two waves. The first wave is being built in the North East of England, the second wave is the 36 units having to be imported from Japan.
