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"Thameslink has unveiled an electric train that will run on the line from 2016.
"The electric Class 700 is being built for the north-south route through central London.
"It has over double the number of carriages, which it said would provide 80% more peak seats between Blackfriars and St Pancras.
"Siemens is building the 1,140 carriages in Germany, but claims up to 2,000 jobs will be created in the UK supply chain."
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