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The British Rail Class 810 Aurora is a type of bi-mode multiple unit being constructed by Hitachi Rail for East Midlands Railway (EMR). Based on the Hitachi AT300 design, 33 five-car units will replace Class 222 units on EMR's intercity routes in 2025.
East Midlands Railway inherited a fleet of 28 Class 43, 21 Class 153, 15 Class 156, 26 Class 158, and 27 Class 222 units from East Midlands Trains. In January 2020, nine additional Class 156 units from Greater Anglia were introduced into service.
[30] [31] Network Rail's plans for the Northern Hub would deliver extra train paths along the Hope Valley Line, enabling more trains to run from the North West to the East Midlands. [32] In December 2012, double-unit trains were provided for services between Manchester and Nottingham to ease overcrowding.
The British Rail Class 222 Meridian is a group of 5- or 7- car diesel-electric multiple-unit high-speed passenger train capable of 125 mph (200 km/h). [6] Twenty-seven sets were built by Bombardier Transportation in Bruges, Belgium.
East Midlands Railway operates the largest fleet of 170s, currently consisting of 43 total two-car and three-car sets. From 23 March 2020, East Midlands Railway received its first two Class 170 units in the form of three-car 170416 and 170417, when they moved from Abellio ScotRail. The former was seen in EMR livery on 30 April 2020. [15]
The British Rail Class 360 is an electric multiple unit class that was built by Siemens Mobility on its Desiro platform between 2002 and 2005 for First Great Eastern and Heathrow Connect. The remaining members of the class are operated by East Midlands Railway .
The station was extensively rebuilt shortly after Midland Mainline took over its operation from British Rail in 1996. This station is currently owned by Network Rail but is operated by East Midlands Railway, which operates trains between Sheffield and London St Pancras International. Midland Mainline operated the franchise between 1996 and ...
In 2011, fourteen Class 156s were fitted with GPS as a trial for Northern Rail, being tested on the Esk Valley line. [31] In 2011 four were transferred to East Midlands Trains. [32] In January 2015, Northern Rail began to hire 156s to First TransPennine Express to operate Manchester Airport to Blackpool North services. [33]