This week has seen an extension of the high speed preview services on HS1 between St.Pancras and Ashford with four trains extended beyond the high speed line on to the old third-rail lines to Rams... (more)
This week South Eastern Trains started a preview service of three trains in the morning from Ashford to London St.Pancras and return in the evening using the new Hitachi 140mph Javelin trains. So ... (more)
The Hitachi Class 395 trainsets, built for high-speed commuter services from Ashford to London, were built in 2007 but will not be in service until late 2009!
The same pair of Hitachi units Nos 395 002 and 395 004 are seen on the same driver training run as my previous post (photo id 276370) returning from London St.Pancras to Margate. The leading unit ... (more)
A pair of Britain's newest class of high-speed trains built by Hitachi in Japan, Nos 395 004 and 395 002 speed past the camera at close to 140mph on a driver training run from Ramsgate to London S... (more)