Date: 05/04/2006

First ScotRail has awarded two contracts to Bombardier Transportation, the
rail industry supplier based in Derby.

The move is set to bring a range of further improvements to the train
operator's diesel fleet, for the benefit of customers.

The main contract is a fleet support agreement for which Bombardier will
provide technical support and spare parts for First ScotRail's 59 Class 170
trains, up until 2011.

Bombardier will also supply heavy maintenance materials for these carriages
which operate services between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness,
as well as in Fife and local services from Glasgow Queen Street.

This maintenance work will be carried out at Haymarket depot, which is
currently undergoing a £6 million programme of enhancements, thanks to
joint funding by Scottish Executive and First ScotRail.

In addition, the contract includes the installation of remote monitoring
hardware and the development of condition monitoring software, to further
improve and enhance fleet performance.

A second contract, valued at over £1.5 million, has also been agreed. This
will see the installation of Passenger Information Systems (PIS) on First
ScotRail's Class 158 diesel trains as well as the upgrade of the existing
PIS equipment on the earlier Class 170 trains. This programme of
improvements will also be carried out at Haymarket depot.

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Two ScotRail HST power cars stand at the east end of Haymarket Depot on 29 March 2021. A 4-car 158 pretends to be the carriages of the one on the left, while the one on the right (with the beard net) has a 170 right behind it. Space must be short.
Location: Haymarket MPD
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
29/03/2021 David Panton

A ScotRail HST power car sits alone at Haymarket depot on Christmas Day. Its ^mask^, like those seen on buses and trams, never looks quite right as a real mask covers most of the face, not the bottom third. I mustn^t be seen to carp though (omnes: since when?).
Location: Haymarket MPD
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
25/12/2020 David Panton

Three of several HST (or bits of them) languishing at Haymarket depot on 22 October 2019. Meanwhile 170s or even two-car 158s are doing what should surely be HST duties, certainly on the Highland Main Line. Go figure.
Location: Haymarket MPD
Company: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
22/10/2019 David Panton

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