Rail Express

0 to 60! Just how nimble are today’s locos and units, and what’s the quickest off the mark?

THE latest additions to the burgeoning fleet of Hitachi Class 802 bi-modes came at the end of September 2019 with TransPennine Express (‘802/2’), followed in December by Hull Trains (‘802/3’).

The striking blue and purple livery of the TPE

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