Sorry for being lazy, but I don't want to wade through the class 195, class 397, class 196 and class 331 threads. I've looked at the last couple of pages of the linked ones, on which the information below is based. This topic is just for a summary of when the latest entry into service estimates are and which factories will do what.
Can anyone help fill in the (many) blanks in the above please?
Also what work will/does the plant in Newport do? Hitachi at Newton Aycliffe is apparently an assembly plant, screwing together parts from various suppliers with bodyshells fabricated in Japan. Is CAF in Newport a similar case (with bodyshells from Spain)?
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| Fleet | For (TOC) | Construction Status | Factory | First Service |
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| Mark 5 LHCS | Cal. Sleeper | Started | Beasain (Spain) | April 2019 |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Class 195 | Northern | Started ??/??/201? | Irun (Spain) with bogies from Baesain | 1st July 2019 |
| | | | (some assembled at Newport) | |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Class 331 | Northern | Started ??/??/201? | Zaragoza (Spain) with bogies from Baesain | 1st July 2019 |
| | | | (1 (or more?) assembled at Newport) | |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Mark 5 LHCS | TPE | Started October 2016 | Beasain (Spain) | expected ? 2019 |
+-------------+--------------+----------------------+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+
| Class 397 | TPE | Started ??/??/201? | Beasain (Spain) | expected ? 2019 |
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| Class 196 | West Mids. | to start ??/??/202? | ????? | due 2020 |
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| Class ??? | TfW Rail | to start ??/??/202? | Newport | Dec 2021 or later |
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Also what work will/does the plant in Newport do? Hitachi at Newton Aycliffe is apparently an assembly plant, screwing together parts from various suppliers with bodyshells fabricated in Japan. Is CAF in Newport a similar case (with bodyshells from Spain)?
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