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April 9, 2026 | Commuter Rail

New stations open in Britain’s West Midlands

Five new stations added to West Midlands Railway commuter network centred on Birmingham.

September 10, 2020 | Fleet

West Midlands Trains unveils new EMU

BRITISH operator West Midlands Trains unveiled the first of its new fleet of 25kV 50Hz class 730 Aventra EMUs on September 8, which are planned for operation on London - Birmingham West Coast Main Line (WCML) and Birmingham Cross-City Line routes.

January 13, 2020 | Fleet

New British fleets undergo testing in Velim

TWO manufacturers have begun testing new fleets bound for Britain on the two test circuits at the VUZ train test centre at Velim, in the Czech Republic.

April 24, 2019 | Technology

Ricardo and Roke to assess Aventra EMU digital security risk

BOMBARDIER has appointed Ricardo and Roke Manor Research, a British expert in cyber security, autonomy and communications, to assess the Aventra EMU’s digital security risk profile.

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