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South Western Railways New Class 701

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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SWR's new "Aventra" Class 701 is coming to the network in 2020, so I popped along for the press trip to the Bombardier factory at Litchurch Lane in Derby to see them being built, and go for a ride on one of the first units.
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This video features a press trip to the Bombardier factory in Derby, where South Western Railway's new Class 701 Aventra trains are being built. The footage includes an on-board experience with one of the first units. The operator involved is South Western Railway, and locations shown include Derby, Waterloo, and Wimbledon. While specific train stock and headcodes are not identified in the metadata, the video provides insight into the development and early operation of this new rolling stock.

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  • Platform ID -8Fd2_txOws
  • Views 257,691
  • Date published 21 Nov 2019 17:25
  • Date added 14 Jan 2026 23:06
  • Locomotives 0
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