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==Class 175 'Coradia 1000' diesel multiple units 1999-2000==
From 1 August 1999 the speed limit was increased to 50 mph to allow commissioning of Alstom's new Birmingham-built units, owned by Angel Trains and destined for First North Western. A special temporary shed with a pit road was built for the purpose outside the [[Carriage Repair Works|Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster]].<ref>[http://www.traintesting.com/Class_175.htm Train testing.com] (Retrieved 20 April 2018)</ref>
Prominent notices were in place on rights of way by the previous April to warn the public of the increased speeds. Testing , and testing took place at night while no other trains were in service.Three-car unit 175 101 arrived in August 2009, fitted with test instrumentation, and clocked up a few thousand miles of test running. Two-car 175 001 was fully fitted-out. It moved from the SVR to Chester depot behind 47 775 on 10 January 2000.<ref>[http://www.nwrail.org.uk/news2000/cl175/chron1.htm Class 175 Chronicles] (Retrieved 20 April 2018)</ref>
