Date: 02/10/2018

The first Class 717 carried passengers on the Great Northern network on September 28.
The six-car dual-voltage Desiro City (717007), built by Siemens in Krefeld, Germany, ran from Moorgate to Gordon Hill. The remaining 24 sets will enter traffic in a phased introduction between now and next Spring.
They provide 27% additional capacity compared with the Class 313s they will replace. The older EMUs date from 1976/77.

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GTR puts first Class 717 into passenger traffic.

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