Tilting trains will not tilt

NEW tilting trains set to be introduced between Edinburgh and London will not be able to tilt and could require a £100 million track upgrade.

Industry sources reportedly claim that the Pendolinos would not be able to use their tilting mechanism to accelerate to a maximum of 125mph on sections of the 393-mile route because supporting track-side infrastructure is not in place.

Government-owned East Coast announced last week it was in discussions to introduce a Pendolino train for a nine-month trial next July. A spokesman for East Coast said it was still at the discussion stage on testing, driver training and the cost of upgrading track.