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Siemens Nexas
Ordered by the other franchise and inherited by Connex when the network was reunited.
From M>Train to Connex
Siemens trains began metropolitan service in April 2003, after National Express had withdrawn and before Connex took over the combined railway in April 2004. Early M>Train branding is therefore part of their history even though the trains later ran for Connex.
Electrical context
The Victorian electricity supply industry resource manual describes Siemens Nexas as a regenerative fleet. Regenerative braking allows a train to return electrical energy to the supply system when the conditions permit it.
Compare with the X’Trapolis trains introduced on Connex’s original routes.