The yellow machine emerging from the wheel lathe shed is the remote controlled battery-powered vehicle which is used to drag units over the lathes. The vehicle is kept on course by two sensors, and was built by French firm ''Société Sculfort Muller & Pesant''. © David Glasspool
A final look over the Hitachi Depot yard provides a glimpse of the 25kV test track, and also shows the platform sections of the stabling sidings. Inside the Hitachi Depot, the red lights of two ''Javelin'' units can just be seen. © David Glasspool
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