UK rail operator LNER has revealed details of a new generation of trains set to join its fleet in the “coming years”.
LNER, which runs services from London to Scotland on the East Coast Main Line, will receive 10 of the new Class 897 long-distance trains, which will be known under the name Serenza when they come into service.
The new 10-carriage trains, which are being built by manufacturer CAF, will offer 569 seats across standard and first class, with the latter set to feature reclining seats.
Other onboard features will include digital screens in each carriage to provide information to passengers, as well as five water bottle refilling stations throughout the train.
They will be the first new trains to be introduced as part of Great British Railways (GBR), which is a new public body being set up by the UK government to run the renationalised UK rail network. The Class 897 trains will be branded under the new GBR livery first revealed last year.
Dr Linda Wain, engineering director at LNER, said: “This is an exciting milestone for LNER as we reveal an insight into what our customers can expect from their journeys in the future and unveil a name.
“Our new fleet will bring more comfortable, more reliable and greener journeys across the East Coast Main Line for decades to come.”
The new Class 897 trains will be able to run on overhead electric power, as well as through diesel engines and batteries when there are no overhead wires.
LNER has not given any timeline for the introduction of the new trains, except to say it will be in the “coming years”, with further details to be released “as the project progresses”.