Today (13th June 2022), Brodie Engineering is pleased to announce the official opening of its Caledonia Works in Kilmarnock which it acquired in 2020. The beginnings of the historic site of the Caledonia Works dates from around 1847 and following its closure in March 2020 Brodie Engineering was pleased several months later in August 2020 to buy the rail engineering site preserving its future for rail engineering in Kilmarnock and Scotland. Brodie Engineerings Caledonia Works and its Bonnyton Rail Depot which are strategically placed as neighbours on either side of the Kilmarnock rail track are some of Scotland's last dedicated rail engineering works.
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An Ayrshire firm has unveiled the interior design for ScotRails first active travel carriage, designated for carrying bikes and large sporting. [See also news item 21/10.]
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ScotRail has unveiled the interior design for its first active travel carriage, designated for carrying bikes and large sporting equipment, as the first train nears completion.

Five Class 153 trains are being transformed to carry up to 20 bikes to enhance existing ScotRail services on the West Highland Line initially, providing custom designed racks to accommodate bikes, sporting equipment and large items of luggage as well as more seats for customers.

The redesigned carriage boasts space for tandem cycles, and an e-bike charging socket - a first for a train in the UK.

Modified by Brodie Engineering in Kilmarnock, forming part of the firms expansion plans, the finishing touches to the first carriage are now being applied.

The train has received a full interior and exterior refresh including installation of free WiFi, at seat power sockets and a refurbished toilet with controlled emission toilet (CET) tank.
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Brodie Engineering is excited to share the arrival of our first project at our new depot, Caledonia Works in Kilmarnock. The site was purchased from Wabtec Rail Scotland following its recent closure. Brodie Engineering acknowledges the professionalism of Wabtec Rail Scotland in the management of the transaction. The facility will allow Brodie Engineering to continue to expand its activities in Kilmarnock. Work will continue at Bonnyton Rail Depot along with this expansion.
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ScotRail has announced a £4m fleet refurbishment contract that will bring up to 20 jobs to Ayrshire. The FirstGroup-owned rail operator said it had reached agreement with Railway Projects Limited in Derby for a major overhaul of 40 three-carriage trains.
Much of the work on the class 334 fleet will be sub-contracted to Kilmarnock-based Brodie Engineering.

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