Thameslink test confirms ETCS backwards compatibility

GTR Class 717 at Blackfriars during ETCS tests

UK: A significant milestone has been reached in the East Coast Digital Programme, with the testing of a Great Northern Class 717 EMU over the Thameslink core between London St Pancras and Blackfriars stations using ETCS Level 2.

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