TransPennine Express' 185116 will soon leave Newcastle station with the 12.06 to Liverpool Lime Street. These fast and smart-looking units from the Desiro family are about ten years old now and are the backbone of services from east to west in the north of the country. In previous years, these services were worked by BR using a rake of Mk. I or Mk. II stock with a Peak class 45 at the front.
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