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New Intercity Express Trains: Penzance - Paddington GWR are introducing a new fleet of Intercity Express Trains between Paddington and Penzance in 2018. As part of the testing programme, the new Class 802 Hitachi train will travel into Cornwall for the first time on 22 June. These trains form part of a £400m programme of investment which will transform rail services on the mainline and will form a key element of the One Public Transport System for Cornwall. June 2017 Penzance Plymouth St Erth Hayle Camborne Truro St Austell Par Lostwithiel Liskeard Bodmin Parkway St Germans Saltash Menheniot Redruth arr 11.01 | dep 12.47 10.40 13.00 10.23 13.12 10.04 13.25 09.46 13.44 09.35 14.16 09.20 14.36 arr 14.47 Intercity Express Train Night Riviera Sleeper Refurbished Sleeper Berths Stand Design: Full Size Sleeper berth mock-up Lead Partners / Person: GWR, Jane Jones Inter-City Train New Hitachi AT300 train Stand Design: Display Lead Partners / Person: GWR, Matthew Golton Rail film Film showing rail projects. Stand Design: Television Lead Partner / Person: GWR, Paul Gentleman Signalling Enhancements Increased capacity on Cornish mainline Stand Design: Display Lead Partner / Person: Network Rail, Mark Langman Cornwall Council, Tony Roche Long Rock Depot and Sleeper upgrade Work to upgrade depot and refurbishment of Sleeper fleet. Stand Design: Display Lead Partner / Person: GWR, Tim Wood, David Whiteway 2 1 3 4 5 Platform 1 Platform 2 Platform 3 Platform 4 6 4 3 1 5 Penzance Station The Intercity train is the next generation of intercity rail travel, and Great Western Railway will be the first train company to operate them. FirstGroup have purchased 29 Class 802 trains which will operate in either 5, 9 or 10 car formation, depending on passenger demand. The nine carriage train will have 647 seats, 24% more than the equivalent existing trains. In order for passengers to enjoy the benefits of these trains as soon as possible, they are being built at Hitachi’s plant in Italy, with more than 30 British companies supplying parts one of which, Tiflex Limited, is based in Liskeard. The benefits of these trains include: more seats, tables and legroom; improved air conditioning and window blinds throughout extra room for luggage and bikes bigger and better toilets improved passenger information and Wi-Fi throughout all trains better access and security faster and more reliable journeys new food and drink options; served from modern high-capacity kitchens Enhanced maintenance facility: Penzance Depot Gauge clearance: Penzance - Plymouth DfT/CC/NR/GWR NR £21m Signalling enhancements: Penzance - Totnes (Phase 1) Royal Albert Bridge: Refurbishment DfT/CC/NR NR £21m £8m DfT/EU/CC/NR/GWR/HE Station improvement: St Erth Multi Modal Hub £15.3m DfT/CC/GWR SALTASH TC/CC/NR/GWR £3.4m New Night Riviera Sleeper lounges: Penzance and Truro stations Wi-Fi at all Cornish stations Station improvement: Saltash Major station improvement: Plymouth (Phase 1) PCC/CIOS LEP/NR/GWR 13.10 16.50 Time Intercity Express train passes through station 1 6 Raised platform for speeches Refreshments Main entrance Rail improvements in Cornwall Summary of main projects Stand Design: Display Lead Partner / Person: Cornwall Council, Nigel Blackler 2 New Hitachi AT300 Wi-Fi available £22m

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New Intercity Express Trains: Penzance - PaddingtonGWR are introducing a new fleet of Intercity Express Trains between Paddington and Penzance in 2018. As part of the testing programme, the new Class 802 Hitachi train will travel into Cornwall for the first time on 22 June. These trains form part of a £400m programme of investment which will transform rail services on the mainline and will form a key element of the One Public Transport System for Cornwall.

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Penzance

PlymouthSt Erth

Hayle

CamborneTruro

St Austell

Par

LostwithielLiskeard

BodminParkway

St Germans Saltash

Menheniot

Redruth

arr 11.01 | dep 12.47

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10.0413.25

09.4613.44 09.35

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09.2014.36 arr 14.47

Intercity Express Train

Night Riviera Sleeper

Refurbished Sleeper BerthsStand Design: Full Size Sleeper berth mock-upLead Partners / Person: GWR, Jane Jones

Inter-City TrainNew Hitachi AT300 trainStand Design: DisplayLead Partners / Person: GWR, Matthew Golton

Rail filmFilm showing rail projects.Stand Design: TelevisionLead Partner / Person: GWR, Paul Gentleman

Signalling Enhancements

Increased capacity on Cornish mainlineStand Design: DisplayLead Partner / Person: Network Rail, Mark Langman Cornwall Council, Tony Roche

Long Rock Depot and Sleeper upgrade

Work to upgrade depot and refurbishment of Sleeper fleet.Stand Design: DisplayLead Partner / Person: GWR, Tim Wood, David Whiteway

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Platform 1

Platform 2

Platform 3

Platform 4 64

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The Intercity train is the next generation of intercity rail travel, and Great Western Railway will be the first train company to operate them. FirstGroup have purchased 29 Class 802 trains which will operate in either 5, 9 or 10 car formation, depending on passenger demand. The nine carriage train will have 647 seats, 24% more than the equivalent existing trains. In order for passengers to enjoy the benefits of these trains as soon as possible, they are being built at Hitachi’s plant in Italy, with more than 30 British companies supplying parts one of which, Tiflex Limited, is based in Liskeard.

The benefits of these trains include:• more seats, tables and legroom; improved air

conditioning and window blinds throughout• extra room for luggage and bikes• bigger and better toilets• improved passenger information and Wi-Fi

throughout all trains• better access and security• faster and more reliable journeys• new food and drink options; served from modern

high-capacity kitchens

Enhanced maintenance facility: Penzance Depot

Gauge clearance: Penzance - Plymouth

DfT/CC/NR/GWR NR£21m

Signalling enhancements: Penzance - Totnes (Phase 1)

Royal Albert Bridge: Refurbishment

DfT/CC/NR NR£21m £8m

DfT/EU/CC/NR/GWR/HE

Station improvement: St Erth Multi Modal Hub

£15.3m DfT/CC/GWR SALTASH TC/CC/NR/GWR£3.4m

New Night Riviera Sleeper lounges: Penzance and Truro stations

Wi-Fi at all Cornish stations

Station improvement: Saltash

Major station improvement: Plymouth (Phase 1)

PCC/CIOS LEP/NR/GWR

13.10 16.50

Time Intercity Express train passes through station

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Raised platform for speeches

Refreshments

Main entrance

Rail improvements in Cornwall

Summary of main projectsStand Design: DisplayLead Partner / Person: Cornwall Council, Nigel Blackler

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New Hitachi AT300Wi-Fi available

£22m