South Devon Railway Engineering finishes contract work on HST Power Car

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HST Power Car 43277
HST Power Car 43277 // Credit: South Devon Railway

South Railway’s contract engineering arm Engineering has now finalised a major contracted repair and repaint for railway infrastructure services company UK on power car 43277.

The contract with Colas Rail marks the first time that South Devon Railway Engineering has undertaken work on a HST, which included:

  • Bodywork repairs
  • Underframe attention
  • Electrical cubicle component repairs
  • Mechanical and electrical cab equipment repairs
  • Full repaint in Colas Rail UK livery
43277 Dave Cunningham and Tony Shaw two of the overhaul team
43277 Dave Cunningham and Tony Shaw two of the overhaul team // Credit: South Devon Railway

Rob Evans, manager of South Devon Railway Engineering, said:

“This was a tremendous project to work on and we were delighted to have won this business from Colas Rail UK. It has been a great achievement for South Devon Railway Engineering and all our great team of skilled engineers, as we continue to branch out into new areas of work, expanding the business’s commercial profile. We are looking forward to continuing extending our capabilities in the future.”

The end of February saw the power car leave South Devon Railway and head to Colas Rail UK’s Rugby depot where the locomotive will be displayed as part of its launch and where the power car was named Safety Task Force by Nick Millington MBE of .

Some minor engine repair work will be carried out on 43277 and once this is complete it will move back into service as part of a number of HSTs, which are part of a fleet that Network Rail uses to inspect tracks right across the country.

Further to holding the nameplates, the locomotive will also carry a plate celebrating its refurbishment by South Devon Railway Engineering.

 

 

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  1. Fantastic work. It looks brilliant. Lucky enough to see it in action at York earlier this month. Hope many more can be refurbished to this standard and used on the network. Congratulations to all those involved.

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