Stansted Express (or Stansted Slow)

National Express East Anglia (NXEA), the operator of the Stansted to Liverpool Street airport service (and universally called the Stansted Slow – it has at least two stops en-route) has unveiled the first new Class 379 train at a special preview event at train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation UK’s Derby factory.  The first train will not be actually introduced until next May due to testing requirements.

The trains have a top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) and each 4-coach train will have 20 first class and 189 standard class seats.  Features include an integral internal CCTV system for passenger safety, a wi-fi network, audio/visual passenger information system, luggage stacks and state-of-the-art train management system. www.stanstedexpress.com

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