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Your comments

• Jon Horswell

  2 December 2008, 22:39:47

  A long shot but this is a UFM160 as quoted. Does UFM stand for something technical?

• SD0853

  3 December 2008, 09:00:10

  Yes it does stand for something, but what it is, I've forgot. The 160 bit is the machine/unit's maximum line speed i.e. 160kph

• SD0853

  3 December 2008, 09:08:07

  Additionally (after just talking to a bloke who works on this train) U.F.M apparently stands for...

  U niversal

  F ast

  M oving

  Which relates to the overall types of testing that the unit carries out.

• Andy

  3 December 2008, 20:44:15

  As it's a Plasser it probably stands for..

  Under

  Frequent

  Maintenance

  ;o)

  No..no.. no.. only a joke ! from an ex modifier of P&T Machines.

• Jon Horswell

  17 September 2009, 23:34:24

  Am I right in hearing that this twinset is bound for Europe by the end of the year? Can anyone confirm?

• Ben Williams

  17 November 2009, 08:33:57

  Apparently into its last week in the UK now...