The government has refused to reveal the cost to the taxpayer of the delayed introduction of a new fleet of trains. The Class 701 Arterio trains should have entered service with South Western ...

The Derby-built Class 701 Arterio trains are five years behind schedule. Ninety trains, costing £1bn, were ordered in 2017 and were due in service from November 2019.

The operator is bringing into service 90 Class 701 Arterio trains, manufactured by Alstom in Derby. However, the fleet is some five years behind schedule following a protracted dispute with unions ...

South Western Railway’s new fleet of Class 701 Arterio trains will be rolled out in south-east England over the next two years. 90 vehicles will be rolled out in the south-east over the next two ...

The Class 701 Arterio trains should have entered service with South Western Railway (SWR) in 2019. However, the first passenger service ran between London Waterloo and Windsor in January.