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Rail bosses slammed for delay in bringing Scotland new trains
On the way out: The Intercity 125

RAIL bosses are under fire over delays in transferring Britain’s most iconic modern trains to Scotland.

The Intercity 125 stock is being withdrawn from Great Western Railway and London North Eastern Railway services in favour of new Intercity Express Project Class 800 trains.

But a number of sets are being refurbished and introduced north of the border on trains between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness.

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