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    Aug 28, 2019 4 minutes
    WORDS ALEX MCWHIRTER

    Recently, mainline train companies have taken delivery of more new stock than I can ever remember. Earlier this summer, GWR (Great Western Railway) finally retired its 40-year-old diesel high-speed trains in favour of new Hitachi IETs (Intercity Express Trains), which are similar to the Azumas now being delivered to LNER (London and North Eastern Railway).

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    Great Western took delivery of its first IETs in 2017. They are bi-mode, which enables them to operate across the whole network and away from the electrified sections. GWR operates between London Paddington, Wales and the West Country. Currently, IETs operate to high-speed train schedules but from December, if Network Rail approves, they

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