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IN BRIEF

‘FLIRTS’ ENTER SERVICE

STADLER bi-mode No. 755410 became the first of Greater Anglia’s new fleet to enter service on July 29 when it worked between Norwich and Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft – the loco-hauled ‘short set’ diagram. The unit is one of 38 three and four-car Class 745s being introduced onto regional services in East Anglia, part of 1,000 new vehicles being built for the GA network. The ‘short set’ is not finished with yet, however, as it was in service on selected days in August while the

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