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Contract to maintain 51-strong train fleet gets extension for 8 years, until2031. Builds on success of recent digital upgrade by Siemens Mobility which means the trains remotely monitor their own condition through Railigent X. Siemens Mobility will work with new operator TransPennine Trains Limited and train owner Eversholt Rail to ensure continued reliability across the fleet which serves passengers travelling between Manchester, Sheffield, Cleethorpes and Hull.
(Permalink) Eversholt Rail Remote monitoring Siemens Mobility TransPennine Trains |
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With initial support from the Department for Transports First of a Kind Programme, Varamis Rail has leased from Eversholt Rail a 35-year-old former passenger-carrying four-car electric multiple-unit, refurbished internally with seats removed to accommodate small consignments, to provide a proof-of-concept service running five nights a week in both directions between two locations convenient for the motorway network, Mossend near Glasgow and Birmingham International Station.
[See also item of the 19th of January.] (Permalink) Eversholt Rail Varamis Rail |
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Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £12m contract for the mileage-based overhaul 40 three-car Class 334 electric multiple-units which are leased by ScotRail.
(Permalink) Alstom Class 334 Eversholt Rail ScotRail  Bathgate LMD: Class 334s in the sidings on the south side of Bathgate station on 22 February.  Glasgow Central: Standing at platform 10 of Glasgow Central station is ScotRail class 334 no 334006. Photographed on 16 October 2010, the unit is the first of its class to appear in Saltire livery. See image [[21672 f ... |
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The upgrade to the first of the 29 trains will begin at Southeastern's Ashford Depot in March next year.
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Eversholt Rail has reached agreement with Varamis Rail to lease a Class 321 Swift Express Freight train to deliver light goods at high speed across the UK. Varamis will be running services 5 nights a week from Birmingham to Scotland for a major parcel carrier.
Class 321 Swift Express Freight provides all electric traction delivering an environmentally friendly alternative to HGVs predominantly used in the logistics sector. The ex-passenger trains have been repurposed for freight use with high capacity and 100mph services able to access rail terminals, ports and city centres across the rail network. (Permalink) Birmingham Class 321 Class 321 Swift Express Freight Eversholt Rail Railfreight Varamis Rail |
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Eversholt Rail and Vivarail have signed an agreement aimed at developing battery power and range extension to the Class 321 Renatus fleet. The 30 unit Renatus fleet is a product of 65m investment in AC traction, air conditioning and upgraded interior. Completed in 2019, it provides a high-quality passenger experience, proven reliability in ...
(Permalink) BEMU Class 321 Eversholt Rail Kiepe Electric Vivarail |
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Leasing company Eversholt Rail is to assess the possibility of using Vivarail's battery traction technology to enable its Class 321 Renatus electric multiple-units to operate on non-electrified lines.
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Eversholt Rail are showcasing both the Swift Express Freight Demonstrator train and the Revolution Very Light Rail Demonstrator (in partnership with TDI) at Rail Live on 22nd and 23rd May.
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'The Fire Service College is delighted to announce the arrival of three replacement train carriages, supplied in collaboration with Eversholt Rail. The project was delivered over a two month period, which resulted in a number of older carriages being replaced with Mk4 rail carriages, kindly donated to The Fire Service College by Eversholt Rail. The rail facility at The Fire Service College is used extensively to provide training to all emergency responders in respect to dealing with rail incidents and practising operational policies and procedures. The facility will support the development of operational crews as well as developing incident commanders.
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A Class 365 electric multiple unit with strong connections to Her Majesty The Queen has been granted a place in preservation by its former owner Eversholt Rail.
Unit No. 365524 considered to be in the best condition of the original fleet of 41 trains is destined for the East Kent Railway in mid-January. The initiative came from transport consultant and investor Howard Johnston, and the unit is intended for static display and become a restaurant, exhibition area, and major events venue. (Permalink) 365524 Class 365 East Kent Railway Eversholt Rail Happy Trains Preservation  Carlisle: Another pair of Class 365 EMUs are towed south from Glasgow to Crewe on 10 July 2019. The train was hauled by ROG 37800 and the rear of the train is seen at Carlisle, platform 4 during a brief stop. T ... |
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Eversholt Rail and Gemini Rail Services (Gemini) are delighted to announce an initial programme to convert four Class 321 units for Swift Express Freight. Conversion work will commence during November with unit delivery expected from February 2022.
Eversholt Rail is negotiating with an ever-increasing number of train operators who are seeking to capitalise on the HGV driver shortage and other logistics issues affecting supply chains across the UK. (Permalink) Class 321 Eversholt Rail Gemini Rail Group |
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The agreement between Alstom and Eversholt Rail will see the delivery of 10 HMUs, supporting the UK and Scotland government ambitions to decarbonise the rail sector.
(Permalink) Alstom Aventra Eversholt Rail Hydrogen Multiple Units |
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Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail are in the advanced stages of designing and engineering an electric-diesel-battery (tri-mode) train, with plans to trial on a Great Western Railway (GWR) Class 802 train in 2022.
With proof of concept and layout in the final stages of approval, work has begun to build the battery for functional testing and integration onto the train. The battery, which will be 6m x 2.2m in size, will replace one of the diesel engines on a five car GWR Class 802 train. (Permalink) Class 802 Eversholt Rail Great Western Railway Hitachi Rail |
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Leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded supplier Alstom Transport UK a £124m contract to undertake the mileage-based overhaul of its fleet of 40 three-car Class 334 Juniper electric multiple-units which are operated by ScotRail.
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Hitachi Rail Europe announced on February 15 that production has begun at Hitachi Rail Italys Pistoia plant on the first of 36 class 802 inter-city trains for Great Western Railway (GWR).
In 2015 GWR placed a £361m order through leasing company Eversholt Rail for 22 five-car and seven nine-car trains. An option for seven additional nine-car sets was subsequently exercised in August 2016. The trains will be introduced on services from London Paddington to Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance from December 2018. (Permalink) Class 802 Eversholt Rail GWR Great Western Railway Hitachi |
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ScotRail has this week rolled out the first two refurbished examples of the seven Class 320 trains set to run on cross-Glasgow services via Glasgow Central Low Level.
It first announced late last year that the seven trains, owned by Eversholt Rail and previously operated by London Midland, would be phased in as part of a £475m fleet overhaul programme, which will pay for the renewal or full refurbishment of 90% of the operators fleet. The three-carriage Class 320s will be painted in ScotRails own Saltire livery and feature revamped interiors, such as more modern flooring, finishes and toilets. They will also be fitted with new CCTV and passenger information systems, with wi-fi due to be rolled out across the fleet from September. (Permalink) Class 320 Eversholt Rail Saltire Livery ScotRail  Helensburgh Central: Arriving at platform 2 of Helensburgh Central on 21 September 2009 is 320 305 with a service from the far east (Drumgelloch).  Helensburgh Central: Waiting for work. A pair of Class 320 EMUs in ScotRail blue, stabled in platform 3 (onetime platform 4) at Helensburgh Central on 23 September 2012. |
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Rolling stock leasor Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £36.1m contract to refurbish its 40 class 334 EMUs operated by First ScotRail on services between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Bathgate. Work is due to start in early 2015 and will take place at the Glasgow Traincare Centre in Polmadie, where components will be removed and refitted, and at Manchester Traincare Centre.
(Permalink) Alstom Class 334 Eversholt Rail Glasgow Traincare Centre Manchester Traincare Centre Polmadie ScotRail  Edinburgh Waverley: 334012 at Waverley's platform 17 with the 18.21 to Garscadden, on 31 December 2012.  Helensburgh Central: Busy scene at Helensburgh Central on 3 September, with platform 3 accommodating 320307, platform 2 is occupied by 334024 on the 1210 service to Edinburgh Waverley, while 334027 is about to depart from ...  Airdrie: An Edinburgh Waverley - Helensburgh Central train formed by 334 001 heads west from Airdrie station on the afternoon of 23 December 2010. |
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More than 20 ScotRail trains have been upgraded as part of a multi-million pound investment by the fleet owner Eversholt Rail, with another 21 vehicles set to be refurbished by 2016.
Passengers travelling from and to Helensburgh, Balloch, Dalmuir, Milngavie, Airdrie, Springburn, Larkhall, Lanark, Carstairs and Coatbridge Central stations will benefit from the works, carried out by Doncaster-based Wabtec. Twenty-two Class 320 trains have received new toilets and doors, two wheelchair bays and footstep lighting, with the final train completed on Friday. The works were undertaken to comply with European standards to improve accessibility for those with reduced mobility which must be completed by 2020. The 320s will be the first fleet in the UK to be completed ahead of the deadline. (Permalink) Class 320 Eversholt Rail ScotRail  Charing Cross [GC and DR]: 320313 emerges from below the M8 at Charing Cross on 15 March with an eastbound service. The dome of the Mitchell Library dominates the skyline.  Dumbarton Central: 320307 leaving Dumbarton Central with a service for Airdrie on 10 July 2005. The train is about to pass the redundant signal box located just east of the station. |
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