First of 'Life-Saver' Trains for Alstom Rolls Off the Production Line

First of ten new Elizabeth line trains being tested as demand grows

The new trains will enter service to keep up with rising demand on the UK’s busiest rail service

First of 'life-saver' trains for Alstom rolls off the production line

These are the trains that readers supporting the Derbyshire Live campaign helped to be made in Derby

First new Elizabeth line Class 345 leaves Alstom Derby factory for testing

Alstom has completed the first of ten additional Class 345 Aventra trains for London’s Elizabeth line. Unit 345 071 has rolled off the production line at Derby Litchurch Lane and will soon begin testing ahead of entering passenger service later this year.

First of 10 new Elizabeth line trains rolls off Derby production line

The first of ten additional Elizabeth line trains has rolled off the production line in Derby and is now undergoing testing ahead of entering passenger service later this year. Unit 345071 testing at Derby Litchurch Lane Works (c) Alstom Built by Alstom at its Litchurch Lane Works, the nine-carriage train has completed assembly and is now running on the factory’s test track for final checks before moving to London for a programme of trials on th…

New Elizabeth Line train takes to the tracks in Derby

Yesterday, 4th June 2026, Transport for London and Alstom invited RailAdvent to Derby Litchurch Lane Works to take a look at the first of ten new Elizabeth Line trains. 345071 is the first complete unit that has left the production line and is now undergoing final tests on the Derby…