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East Midlands Railway<\/a> has confirmed that the first of its new fleet of Intercity trains will enter service next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train operator has announced that the first Aurora train from its new \u00a3400 million fleet will enter service across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the firm, the state-of-the-art fleet will transform the experience of customers as they travel on the Midland Main Line – providing more seats, modern, spacious interiors, improved air conditioning, free class-leading WiFi, plug sockets at every seat and clear customer information screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 33 bi-mode trains will take advantage of the \u00a31.5 billion Midland Main Line upgrade, with the ability to run on electric overhead lines – cutting carbon emissions by 66%, meaning quieter and greener journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Rogers, managing director at East Midlands Railway, said: \u201cThe introduction of our first Aurora train this December marks the start of a new era for Intercity travel across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Auroras have been designed with our customers at their heart; with more seats, greater comfort, better connectivity and a smoother, quieter ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe and our colleagues at Transport UK are delighted to be delivering a railway that our customers, communities and our employees can truly take pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Each Aurora train will provide customers 24% more seats and over 19% more legroom in a typical five carriage formation, compared to the Meridian trains it is replacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the full fleet of 33 trains is in service, it will deliver a 46% increase in the total number of seats available for customers travelling on the Midland Main Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transport UK\u2019s EMR business went to great lengths to source and adapt a brand-new seat for the new trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working closely with Derby-based design firm DG DESIGN, it has taken the proven product of a FISA Lean seat and refined it to offer enhanced comfort and support for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, it has ensured the seats include all the practical and technological features including power and USB points, generous legroom, coat hooks, well-sized seat-back tables for all seats and space to stow a cabin-bag under each seat.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The new Aurora fleet also includes a new class-leading Wi-Fi system that uses multiple sim cards to select the best possible signal for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, thanks to specially designed glass, customers will enjoy stronger mobile signal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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