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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

Inside Britain's biggest-ever trains refurb: £100m project to keep 300 London commuter trains on track for another 15 years

More than 300 London commuter trains operating in and out of Victoria station have been refurbished under a £100m project to keep them running for another 15 years.

Southern celebrated the culmination of the five-year project at its Selhurst depot in south London, with the last of the 304 “Electrostar” trains – which are also used to operate the Gatwick Express - due to be returned to service on Friday.

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