TRANSPENNINE Express was due to remove the Class 68-hauled Mk.5A Nova 3 sets from traffic as this issue of Rail Express went to press.
Although they will331), the plan is for the operator to store the CAF-built stock while the ‘68s’ will be returned to Direct Rail Services. Two sets were found to have cracks, TP01 and TP05, and the former has moved to Wolverton Works for modifications.
