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First Great Western signs three lease deals with Angel Trains

28 November 2011

Angel Trains has agreed three leases that will provide an additional 4,500 seats for passengers on Great Western services between London and the Thames Valley to meet First Great Western (FGW) and… more


Angel Trains Implements Anti-Bribery Policy and Compliance Procedure

9 August 2011

Angel Trains has issued an Anti-Bribery Policy and Compliance Procedure to outline its position on preventing and prohibiting bribery… more


Angel Trains Statement - McNulty Report

19 May 2011

We welcome the McNulty report. It is an important study into the UK rail industry and Angel Trains has actively contributed to the report over the past 12 months. We are reviewing the details… more


ANGEL TRAINS COMPLETES RE-FINANCING PROGRAMME

26 April 2011

Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has completed its long-term debt refinancing programme.… more


ANGEL TRAINS ANNOUNCES A £400m BENCHMARK BOND ISSUE

31 March 2011

Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has issued a £400m long-term amortising bond as part of its debt management programme.… more


BOARD CHANGES AT ANGEL

21 January 2011

Angel Trains’ Chief Operating Officer Tim Dugher has decided to retire from the company after 16 successful years.… more


ANGEL TRAINS ANNOUNCES BOND ISSUE

14 July 2010

Angel Trains Group, through its subsidiary The Great Rolling Stock Company Limited, has issued £800m of bonds as part of its long-term debt refinancing programme.… more


ANGEL TRAINS APPOINTS SIR DAVID ROWLAND AS CHAIRMAN

1 July 2010

Sir David Rowlands, chairman of HS2, the government-owned company behind plans for the UK’s second high-speed rail link, has been appointed non-executive chairman of leading rolling stock company… more


ANGEL TRAINS IN HST LEASE-BACK DEAL WITH GRAND CENTRAL

2 March 2010

Angel Trains, the UK’s leading rolling stock company, has bought 21 High Speed Train (HST) vehicles from Sovereign Trains Limited, the sister company of open access operator Grand Central Railway.… more


STATEMENT FROM EXPRESS RAIL ALLIANCE

2 December 2009

We are extremely disappointed not to have been awarded preferred bidder status for the UK Government’s Intercity Express programme led by the Department for Transport. … more


NEW CEO AND EXECUTIVE TEAM AT ANGEL TRAINS

16 July 2009

Angel Trains Limited has announced a revised senior executive team following an organisational restructuring of the company.… more


ANGEL TRAINS’ HST UPGRADE IS COMPLETED ON TIME AND TO BUDGET

17 March 2009

The industry-wide HST re-powering project led by Angel Trains has been successfully completed, on time and to budget.… more


STUNNING VISUALS OF EXPRESS RAIL ALLIANCE'S HIGH SPEED TRAINS PROPOSED FOR THE INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME FEATURE ON A NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TODAY.

9 October 2008

Stunning visuals of Express Rail Alliance's high speed trains proposed for the InterCity Express programme feature on a new website launched today. The innovative computer generated designs show how… more


ANGEL TRAINS AND ALSTOM SIGN ORDER FOR NEW PENDOLINO HIGH SPEED TILTING TRAIN SETS AND EXTRA CARRIAGES TO LENGTHEN EXISTING TRAINS

19 September 2008

Leading train lessor, Angel Trains has signed contracts with train manufacturer, Alstom for the supply of new Pendolino rolling stock and a 10-year maintenance regime worth a total of £1.5 billion. … more


RBS AGREES TO SELL ANGEL TRAINS TO A CONSORTIUM ADVISED BY BABCOCK & BROWN

13 June 2008

Press release from the Royal Bank of Scotland announcing its agreement to sell Angel Trains to a consortium advised by Babcock & Brown.… more


ACQUISITION OF ANGEL TRAINS

13 June 2008

Press release from a consortium of investors including Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Fund, AMP Capital Investors (AMP Capital), Deutsche Bank and funds advised by Access Capital Advisers… more


COMPLETION OF PURCHASE OF ANGEL TRAINS

8 June 2008

A consortium of investors including the Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Fund, Babcock & Brown Public Partnerships, AMP Capital Investors (AMP Capital), Deutsche Bank, funds advised by Access… more


ANGEL TRAINS ORDERS ‘GREEN TRAINS’ FOR THE UK RAIL MARKET

31 January 2008

Angel Trains has placed a major order for Class 172 cars from Bombardier Transportation’s next generation ‘Green Trains’ for London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL) and Chiltern Railways. … more


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