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Hitachi Class 395 train in Hitachi's Ashford Train Maintenance Centre

The now iconic Class 395 Javelin(TM) trains run between London St Pancras, Ashford (Kent) and the Kent coast. The first domestic high-speed trains, the Class 395s were manufactured by Hitachi Rail and delivered six months early. The trains are being maintained by Hitachi Rail Europe in the Train Maintenance Centre in Ashford, Kent.

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