Date: 10/09/2018

New trains planned for the East Coast mainline do not work properly with track-side equipment, it has emerged. The Azuma trains cause electromagnetic interference to older signals and points in the north of England. This means the electro-diesel trains can only run on diesel, travelling much more slowly than their promised speed. [One of the article's dates is inaccurate, the West Coast Main Line was electrified to Glasgow in 1974.]

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Old rail signal system slows new trains

BBC News

The new Azuma trains cannot use their much heralded faster electric power on tracks north of York.

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Azuma leaving Platform 2 with the return test run to Doncaster Carr on 30th January 2018.
Location: Edinburgh Waverley
Company: North British Railway
30/01/2018 Bill Roberton