{"id":5016,"date":"2021-10-21T16:34:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beaconrail-import.topleftdesign.com\/?p=5016"},"modified":"2021-10-21T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T16:04:14","slug":"beacon-partners-with-first-group-and-hitachi-rail-for-new-green-rail-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beaconrail-import.topleftdesign.com\/de\/2021\/10\/21\/beacon-partners-with-first-group-and-hitachi-rail-for-new-green-rail-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Beacon partners with first group and hitachi rail for new green rail service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Beacon partners with first group and hitachi rail for new green rail service<\/h1>\n \n \n \n \n <\/g>\n \n \n \n <\/g>\n <\/g>\n<\/svg>\n News:<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Beacon\u2019s new class 803 trains are running from London to Edinburgh for the first time today on Lumo, First Group\u2019s new 100% electric, affordable rail service.

The first passenger journeys on this service will start on Monday (25 October). First Group aims to create more than 13 million additional passenger journeys in the next decade, encouraging more people to opt for greener, electric rail travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beacon CEO, Adam Cunliffe, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRailways offer a safe, sustainable and cost-effective means of transport now and in the future. Lumo is reinventing rail travel with a fresh and affordable offer. Beacon is delighted to support Lumo as they attract more customers to rail, from road and air.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Adam Cunliffe<\/p>\n

Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The video below follows the new trains, manufactured by Hitachi Rail, through their production process, all the way to the test track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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