c2c has announced that they have signed a new £100m+ deal to bring new British built trains to the network.
The deal is between Trenitalia-owned train operator c2c, manufacturers Bombardier and financiers Porterbrook.
60 carriages of Bombardiers latest Aventra train will be delivered from the summer of 2021. This is three years earlier than previously planned.
The new trains are one of the fastest-selling trains in the UK Rail Industry. The Train Operating Companys new Aventra trains will be manufactured at Bombardier’s factory in Derby.
Each new train will feature 10 carriages with over 900 seats, air conditioning, wifi, plug sockets and toilets onboard.
What did the officials say?
c2c Managing Director Julian Drury said: “This is excellent news for c2c customers and we’re delighted to have secured such an important long-term deal for local passengers and the local economy. We have accelerated our original plans for new trains because of the scale of growth planned in the boom areas of south Essex and east London, and these British-built trains will help ensure c2c is playing its part in unlocking those benefits to the economy.”
Richard Hunter, UK Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation, said, “Our modern Aventra trains are proving ever more popular and this order will help transform the travel experience for c2c passengers and deliver 25% more seats to c2c’s fleet. This important contract win demonstrates Bombardier is the first choice when it comes to delivering high quality, transportation products and services, and value-adding long-term solutions for our customers. It’s yet another endorsement of our workforce and the quality of the products we design, engineer, manufacture, and service in the UK.”
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So will the Class 357s be working alongside them?
The 74 Class 357’s will still remain with c2c.
c2c have ordered 6 10-Car Aventra trains that will be used on busier routes between Fenchurch Street-Southend Central, Shoeburyness, Leigh-on-Sea, Pitsea and Laindon during morning and evening rush hour times in which will replace the Class 387/3’s to GWR.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the extra information.
Your comments are great to see 🙂
Regards,
Michael
These will replace the 6 4-Car Class 387/3’s that are likely to be transferred to GWR once these new Aventra trains does enter service in Summer 2021.