EMR takes charge of new sidings

Newly built electrified sidings at Kettering were handed over to East Midlands Railway by Network Rail on November 9.

The following day, the first electric trains that will eventually use the sidings were delivered to

Cricklewood for training. They are expected to visit Kettering by the end of this month.

The new facility features four sidings that will be used for stabling and cleaning. Driver training with the first ex-Greater

Anglia Class 360/1s will begin by the end of November, ahead of their introduction on EMR’s St Pancras International-Corby route from next May, when one additional train will run every hour.

EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY. An artist’s impression of an East Midlands Railway Class 810 Aurora. These will enter traffic from early 2023.