Heathrow express--evolution of rolling stock

摘要

The Heathrow Express' explains Siep Wijsenbeek, 'will do what Londoners have been warning to do for years: get from the city to the airport in record time'. The train, launched in June 1998, runs every 15 minutes from Paddington Station in central London straight into Heathrow with a journey time of 15 minutes. The 160knnh train sets were built by Siemens Transportation Systems Ltd and have cost BAA ￡450 million.