One of Grand Central's class 180s speeds northwards working the 11.20 King's Cross to Sunderland train. These class 180s were designed and built by Alstom in the late 1990s and were plagued with many problems both before and after their introduction. They have settled down now and are providing a good service. They are the only high-speed diesel trains in the world to use hydraulic transmission; as a Western Region lad, I throughly approve of this arrangement!
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