Vivarail News
230004 arrives at Bletchley
So delighted to announce that unit 230004, the second of the trains for the Marston Vale line, arrived at Bletchley today. The train travelled from Long Marston to Bletchley on the mainline and no doubt some excellent photos will appear online shortly. But for now...
read moreVivarail spearheads development of green fuel technologies
Our latest press release with new images of the forthcoming Class 230 hydrogen train... British company spearheads development of green fuel technologies for rail UK train designers and manufacturers Vivarail today revealed new visuals for their hydrogen train showing...
read moreFuture Rail – upcycling in the rail industry
Interesting report by Future Rail on green initiatives in the rail industry - including us of course! "If recycling leather seats has turned out to be a laborious work, imagine the struggle of giving a whole fleet a new lease of...
read moreMerry Christmas
A very happy Christmas from all at Vivarail. Our offices open again on Monday 7th January and we look forward to another successful...
read moreVivarail and Hoppecke announce long-term supply of batteries for Class 230s
Vivarail and Hoppecke today confirmed that they will be working together to design and integrate batteries for Vivarail’s Class 230 trains. The deal cements the relationship between the two companies for a long-term future in developing battery trains for the UK rail...
read moreWow – an edible 230
The hugely talented Lisa Walters, wife of Ian Walters at SLC Rail, made this amazing cake to raise money for The Railway Children charity. Lisa chose to base the cake on the classic design of the Class 230 which seems to suit a delicious treat as much as it does the...
read moreVivarail official statement – Marston Vale line
Vivarail Class 230 trains delayed Vivarail has today informed London Northwestern Railway that there will be a delay in delivering the Class 230 units for the Marston Vale line. Both partners have worked tirelessly to bring the trains into service for the December...
read moreA new era of the railway has begun
A new era of the railway has begun for the people of Wales & Borders. Transport for Wales has successfully taken over the operation of Wales and Borders from Arriva Trains Wales. Branded as Transport for Wales Rail Services, the 15 year contract will be delivered...
read more230003 arriving at the Bletchley depot this evening
The first of our trains for the Marston Vale line was delivered today to the depot at Bletchley. 230003 will come into service (along with 230004 and 230005) in December this...
read moreOur sister company, Vintage Trains Ltd, is now an approved TOC …
Rail Passenger Charter Licence issued by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) Vintage Trains Limited formed to operate express steam trains on the UK rail network First ever Train Operating Company to be owned by the public and charitably controlled Public share issue...
read moreNew Marston Vale livery revealed as contract for new trains is signed
A special livery for London Northwestern Railway services between Bedford and Bletchley has been revealed. This comes as the contract for the supply of the Class 230 units from Vivarail is officially signed. The units will start running on the line in December 2018,...
read moreGreat footage of the battery train
Thanks to Trevor Stone we have this new footage of the battery train running demonstrations at Rail Live 2018 last week.
read moreVivarail announce new order for Wales and Borders
Vivarail is delighted to announce that it has been chosen as preferred bidder to supply a fleet of Class 230 D-Trains to KeolisAmey for the Wales and Borders franchise. The trains will be the first to come into service as part of the new franchise and will...
read moreIt’s the Electric Vehicle & Renewable Energy event of the year – yes it’s Fully Charged Live!
Our friends at Fully Charged Show can be seen at Fully Charged Live on 9th and 10th of June at Silverstone ... and so can we! Do come along to join in what promises to be an educational - and thoroughly enjoyable - couple of days. Fully Charged...
read moreBusy times …
It's never been exactly quiet in our workshops but this summer is the most exciting yet. Right now we are: building trains for the Marston Vale line working through the approvals for 230002 - the UK's first modern production battery train carrying out mainline...
read moreNew image of 230001 at Evesham
230001 has been busy running on the Cotswold line for continued testing and accumulating mileage. This great shot of the train coming back from Evesham was taken by Peter Tandy and you can check out his other images...
read moreCath Bellamy joins our sister company Vintage Trains Ltd
Vintage Trains Ltd is delighted to announce that Cath Bellamy will be taking up the role of Managing Director. Cath has been a senior figure in the UK Rail Industry for the last 25 years during which she has been Managing Director of Chiltern Railways and Hull Trains...
read moreVivarail D-Train projects make progress …
VIVARAIL, which is offering modern low-cost regional trains to the British and international markets using trains built with former London Underground aluminium coach bodies and bogies has completed its first entirely battery powered train and is making progress with...
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