Bombardier is to begin testing its new fleet of Class 720 Aventra units for Greater Anglia after unveiling one of the first completed trains at its factory in Derby.

Bombardier Transportation has received a new order for five Aventra trains for Transport for London's Elizabeth line - bringing the total number of ordered Aventra trains to 70.

Bombardier has announced a contract worth £105 million with Porterbrook and train operator c2c for the supply of 60 Aventras.

UK train operating company Greater Anglia has revealed a mock-up of its new Aventra trains.

Leasing company Angel Trains, working with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has won the contract to finance the new fleet of Bombardier Aventra trains for Abellio’s new East Anglia franchise. The deal, worth around £900 million, is to finance the...

Bombardier has launched its new 'Iron Bird' integration test facility for the 65 Aventra trains it is manufacturing for London's Crossrail network. Mayor of London Boris Johnson opened the new centre, known internally as 'Train Zero', on December 11. The Iron Bird is...

Bombardier’s Litchurch Lane factory was formerly the Derby Carriage and Wagon Works. Built in 1876 by the Midland Railway, the long workshops are ideal for building carriages on a production line and, as today’s multiple unit trains are essentially a mixture of powered and unpowered carriages, that method continues. Today, up to four production lines […]

Two years ago, Bombardier decided that the ELECTROSTAR vehicle had been taken as far as possible; future requirements, particularly in the UK, require a step-change in vehicle technology. The ELECTROSTAR EMU is a hard act to follow. Seven fleets of...

The UK’s rail network is looking for a step change in performance from commuter trains. Its high density routes - particularly around London and the south-east - require a radical advancement in rolling stock to meet changing operational and...

East London and South Essex rail firm Trenitalia c2c Ltd (c2c) is celebrating a major operational milestone as its fleet of 357 Electrostar trains clock up 150 million service miles. C2c's fleet of 357 ‘Electrostar’ trains have recently completed an...