📋 Tender Overview
Work Has Started To Fit Equipment For Digital In Cab Signalling To The Iconic High Speed Trains (Hsts), A Symbol Of British Rail Heritage, Significantly In The Year Of Railway 200. 16 Class 43 Power Cars Are Being Fitted With Etcs (European Train Control System) Equipment. The Fitment Is Part Of The Ps1.4 Billion East Coast Digital Programme (Ecdp), That Will Transform Rail Operations By Replacing Traditional, Lineside Signals With Continuous Information Displayed Inside Drivers Cabs, Delivering A More Reliable, Greener And Even Safer Railway. The First Four Power Cars To Be Fitted Belong To Railadventure, A Specialist European Freight Operator, And Are Used For Freight And Rolling Stock Movements. Four Of The Power Cars Belong To Locomotive Services Limited And Are Used For Private Charter Trains. The Remaining Eight Are Leased By Colas Rail From Porterbrook, And Are Used For Infrastructure Management, Including Network RailS New Measurement Train (Nmt). Upgrading These 16 Power Cars With Etcs Will Ensure They Are Fit For The Future To Run On The East Coast Main Line (Ecml), And On Other Routes As Etcs Expands Across The Network. The Work To Fit All 16 Is Expected To Be Completed By The Middle Of 2026. Ben Mason, Charter And Heritage Lead For Ecdp Said: In This Year Of Railway200 WeRe Pleased To Be Equipping Iconic Older Generation Trains For The Next Generation Railway. This Work Will Enable The Much Loved Class 43S To Continue Providing Vital Freight Movements, Infrastructure Work And Charter Services For Many Years To Come. Ecdp Continues To Progress And Build Capability As We Work To Deliver A More Reliable, Greener And Even Safer Railway. Paul Maynard, Vice President, Integrated Communications Supervision (Ics), Hitachi Rail, Said: Giving BritainS Legendary Intercity 125 Power Cars A Digital Brain Shows How The Past And Future Of Rail Can Run Side-By-Side. By Equipping These Class 43S With Etcs, WeRe Making Them Even Safer And Better Connected, Extending Their Working Life For Charter, Freight, And Infrastructure Duties. Working Shoulder-To-Shoulder With Network Rail Through The East Coast Digital Programme, WeRe Proving That Brownfield Integration Can Unlock Quick Wins On The Journey To A Fully Digital Railway. Kevin Walker, Managing Director, Rail Adventure, Said: Railadventure Are Both Proud And Excited To Play Our Part In The Introduction Of Etcs Signalling On The Ecml. Having Supported The Project Through The Last 12 Months Of Testing By Operating Data Collection Test Trains, Having Our Own Locomotives Etcs Compliant Will Put In Place Our Final Building Block For Full Etcs Readiness. Ben Ackroyd, Chief Operating Officer At Porterbrook, Said: Porterbrook Is Pleased To Be Playing Our Part In Supporting Network Rail And Our Industry Partners With The Delivery Of The Ecdp. Having Managed The Class 43 First-In-Class Design And Fitment As The Lead Rosco, ItS Great To See More Vehicles Being Upgraded Now In The Next Phase Of This Important Programme. Previously Three Class 43 Power Cars Were Fitted With Etcs, As Part Of The First In Class Design And Fitment Project. Those Power Cars Are Normally Part Of Network RailS New Measurement Train. The Initial First In Class Power Cars Have , The Section Of The Ecml That Is Expected To Transition To Etcs Operation From 2026. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Chantele Hodson Media Relations Executive We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
