Since they started being introduced not long after privatisation, the Class 170 has become a familiar sight across the UK on regional and longer distance services. To a younger generation of rail traveller, they quickly became a sign of the next phase in the evolution of UK railways.
As a class of units now approaching the second half of their useful revenue-earning life, and being cascaded down to less intensive running, the time is right to start organising.
The 170 Group is therefore starting its campaign to ensure that an example (or three!) of these trains gets preserved into the future, as an exhibit of the changes that came about during that era.
Currently, we're just a loose group of individuals. If you like what you see, contact us on turbostar@170group.org.uk to let us know you're interested.
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