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All aboard the Coffee Cup
train
A joint initiative from the East Coast The concept was trialled for the
Partnership is the ‘Coffee Cup Run’, first time in 2022, primarily with a
which brings together focus on infrastructure and the
representatives from LNER and track, but its scope was
Network Rail with other stakeholders broadened for 2023 to cover all
on board an LNER Azuma to gather aspects of performance and to
information and share learning about bring in a wider range of
performance improvement. stakeholders, including station
representatives, Hitachi as
The name derives from the idea of manufacturer and maintainer of
placing a cup of coffee on the table on a the Azuma fleet, as well as the
train to see how much the coffee moves Office of Rail and Road and
around the cup during the journey as a Department for Transport.
way to identify rough stretches of track. JULY/AUGUST. 2023 | ISSUE 31
2023’s run took place on 11 May 2023 Feedback from the trip is taken
on the 09.00 Edinburgh to King’s Cross, through the East Coast
using Coach A at the rear of the train, Performance Board to decide on
and was observed by Modern Railways. next steps.
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