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2015

The first units from this series, registration numbers 345001 - 345070, are delivered between 2015 and 2019.  

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_345

2024

June 14

Alstom has signed a contract worth around €430 (£370) million for 10x new nine-car Aventra trains for Transport for London’s Elizabeth line, along with associated maintenance until 2046. Opened in 2022, the Elizabeth line continues to experience passenger demand ahead of predictions and its current 70-strong fleet of Alstom-built Aventra Class 345 trains would be insufficient to meet demand later this decade and through the 2030s. Like the rest of the fleet, the additional Aventra electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains will be built at Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane Works1, the only UK facility that designs, engineers, builds and tests trains for domestic and export markets.


1 Derby Litchurch Lane Works is Alstom's largest manufacturing facility globally. The factory was opened by the Midland Railway in 1876 and the city of Derby has been building trains continually since 1839.  

Sources: https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2024/6/alstom-signs-eu430-million-contract-10-aventra-trains-associated-maintenance-elizabeth-line-london

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Latest update on the 15th of February 2025 at 16:45

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