TRENITALIA-OWNED c2c marked the introduction of the first of its dozen new Class 720/6s at Fenchurch Street station in London on September 27.
Staff from the company (which operates services to Tilbury, Southend and Shoeburyness and serves 26 stations in East London and South Essex) and former managing director Julian Drury gathered for the event involving No. 720601, which arrived bearing his name. Mr Drury, who retired in 2020, signed the deal for the trains with manufacturer Bombardier, since bought out by Alstom.
Introduction
As of the second week in October, four of the five-car electric multiple units were in passenger service. Leased from Porterbrook, a gradual introduction of the rest is expected to be completed by June next year. Unlike the Greater Anglia Class 720s, ordered
