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July 10, 2021 | Analysis

Repurposing passenger trains to meet e-commerce boom

The climate change agenda and explosion in e-commerce is offering British companies the opportunity to repurpose redundant electric trains. Richard Clinnick reports on the latest project.

July 1, 2021 | Freight

British electric freight multiple unit unveiled

First of what could be a fleet of 20 trains is unveiled.

March 19, 2021 | Freight

Eversholt Rail to convert class 321 EMU for freight

The train will be capable of carrying up to 12 tonnes of parcels. A trial will commence in June.

December 15, 2020 | Fleet

Hitachi and Eversholt Rail to trial battery-equipped class 802

HITACHI Rail and British rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a battery pack that can be installed on a five-car class 802 inter-city train operated by Great Western Railway (GWR) on the 480km journey between London and Penzance in the southwest of England.

December 12, 2020 | Technology

Revolution Very Light Rail project moves forward

BRITAIN’s Very Light Rail (RVLR) vehicle development project has announced that it has delivered its very light rail (VLR) prototype vehicle to the Quinton Rail Technology Centre in Warwickshire for final assembly and system integration, ahead of testing in February.

July 22, 2020 | Fleet

Eversholt Rail and Alstom to invest £1m in hydrogen trains

ROLLING stock leasing company Eversholt Rail and Alstom have announced a £1m investment to develop Breeze hydrogen trains in Britain.

February 20, 2020 | Fleet

Grand Central leases fleet for Blackpool - London service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced it is investing more than £21m to lease 24 coaches and five locomotives to operate services between Blackpool North and London Euston, which are due to launch later this year.

August 20, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier wins East Midlands train maintenance deal

ABELLIO, which took over the operation of the East Midlands Railway (EMR) franchise in Britain on August 18, together with rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail, have awarded a £133m three-year contract to Bombardier to maintain the fleet of class 222 200km/h DMUs.

January 7, 2019 | Fleet

Alstom and Eversholt Rail unveil Breeze hydrogen train for Britain

ALSTOM and rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail have unveiled a concept for a hydrogen multiple unit (HMU) for the British market, which involves converting existing EMUs for operation on non-electrified routes.

October 30, 2018 | Rolling stock

Hitachi delivers new intercity trains for south west England

August saw another milestone in the modernisation of the Great Western Railway fleet with the introduction of new bi-mode class 802 trains on services from London to Cornwall. Keith Barrow was on the inaugural run.

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