Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a £50 million contract in partnership with FirstGroup and Eversholt Rail for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains. This comes ahead of open access passenger services being launched between Stirling and London under FirstGroup’s Lumo brand. The contract comprises two key […]
Category: Rolling Stock
FirstGroup plc – rolling stock agreement for Stirling open access rail service
FirstGroup plc (or the ‘Group’) is pleased to provide an update on its new London to Stirling open access rail service. As previously announced, in 2024 the Group acquired Grand Union Wcml which included track access rights granted by the Office of Rail and Road (‘ORR’) to run open access rail services from London Euston […]
London Northwestern Railway names train in honour of Bletchley Park heroes
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has named one of its trains on the Marston Vale line in honour of Bletchley Park and its historic role in World War II codebreaking, following a competition with local residents. The train, which operates on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford, has been named “Bletchley Codebreakers”. The competition […]
‘Swallow’ swoops in to celebrate 225 day
To celebrate close to 40 years of powering along the East Coast Main Line, on Thursday 22 May, LNER celebrated its iconic InterCity 225 (IC225) fleet with its first ever 225 Day. Throughout the years, these stalwarts of the East Coast, originally working alongside the famous Intercity 125 High Speed Train (HST), have carried generations […]