Crossrail's nine-car Class 345s back in traffic

摘要

Nine-car Class 345s have returned to traffic, having been withdrawn from service over safety concerns (RAIL 910). The trains, built for Crossrail, had been used on the London Paddington-Reading route and Paddington-Hayes & Harlington shuttles. They were taken out of service while modifications were made, leaving the shorter seven-car '345s' to cover all duties. The first set returned to traffic on July 30, making the debut for the TfL Rail electric multiple units on the London Paddington- Heathrow Airport route (albeit 26 months late). This was a day after Crossrail Chief Executive Mark Wild told a Transport for London Board Meeting that the plan was for them to return to traffic soon. "We have a real challenge in that the full-length units [FLUs] have been on the bench for a few weeks because they have a safety bug we picked up," Wild said.