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<p>Passengers on Great Western are already benefitting from new rolling stock, with
more being introduced in the coming months. Class 387 Electric Multiple Units have
been in passenger service on the Great Western Mainline since September 2016 from
Paddington to Hayes and Harlington; Maidenhead since May 2017 and are then planned
to Didcot and Newbury.</p><p> </p><p>The current ambition is for the first of the
new Intercity Express Programme rolling stock to commence passenger service on the
Great Western Mainline from October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>From the end of 2018/ early
2019, there will be new AT300 trains running on the London to Penzance Great Western
Route.</p><p> </p><p>From May 2018 to December 2019 the Great Western Mainline through
to Reading will receive the phased introduction of Elizabeth Line (nee Crossrail)
services which will also call at Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The extensive testing
regimes for all of these new rolling stock are progressing thanks to the numerous
industry partners who are continuing to work in partnership to deliver these state
of the art new trains into public service.</p><p><br></p>
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