<p> Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre hosted Rail Live 2022, the first
 time the event has been held at the site since Porterbrook took over in
 June 2021 and invested £3 million to modernise and enhance the 
facilities. </p>
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<p>Coinciding with Porterbrook’s one-year 
anniversary at the site, the two-day event was the UK’s largest outdoor 
rail exhibition, with 225 exhibitors, around 5000 visitors and over £600
 million of plant, machinery and rolling stock showcased over the two 
days. </p>
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<p>A number of senior figures from the rail 
industry attended this year including Network Rail’s Group Safety and 
Engineering Director Martin Frobisher, National Skills Academy for Rail 
Chief Executive Neil Robertson and the Chief Inspector of Railways Ian 
Prosser CBE. </p>
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<p>Visitors were able to see several 
Porterbrook assets; including the UK’s first hydrogen-ready passenger 
train HydroFLEX, Britain’s first 100mph capable battery-diesel hybrid 
train HybridFLEX - which entered passenger service this February - and 
the electric-diesel hybrid ROG Class 768, with traction capability for 
delivering express freight anywhere in the network.</p>