Our Record of Success
Our asset base comprises over 4,400 vehicles, with a combined value of over £3.8 billion. We have invested nearly £3 billion in new rolling stock and on refurbishments of existing trains.
Milestone investments include:
- A total investment of £977 million in 583 Class 390 Pendolino high-speed tilting train vehicles for use by Virgin Trains on the West Coast Mainline between London, Birmingham and Glasgow. This includes a current order for 106 vehicles (£269 million) for delivery in 2011-2012.
- Orders exceeding £700 million for Siemens Desiro commuter trains for the South West Trains network into London
- Two hundred and eighty diesel freight locomotives for DB Schenker (formerly English, Welsh & Scottish Railway), the UK’s largest rail freight operator, a capital investment of over £340 million
- £33 million investment in the Merseyrail fleet of electric multiple units, including refurbished interiors and improved performance from engineering modifications
- £116 million upgrade including the re-powering and refurbishment of 60 HST power cars, currently on lease to East Coast, First Great Western, Cross Country Trains and Grand Central
- £22 million investment in Chiltern Railways’ fleet, including interior re-fitting, air conditioning retrofit and reliability enhancements
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