SWR signs £66m support deal with Alstom for new Arterio trains

South Western Railway (SWR) has signed a long-term technical and maintenance support contract with Alstom for the operator’s new Class 701 “Arterio” fleet.
Arterio train at Waterloo station (c) ianVisits
The trains are officially the British Rail Class 701 Aventra supplied by Alstom, and were ordered in 2017 and the first were expected to go into public service in the middle of 2019. However, it took until late last year for them to start regular passenger services, and there a