The testing goes on.

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Leeds is obviously involved in testing the new trains. Here one of them is approaching the station from the west. 

It enters the platform... but does not stay long.


Back in York two of them are in the south facing bays. 

Here they are next to a service HST. If they last as long as the HSTs they will be well worth the money and time taken to get them into service. 

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