CrossCountry news – Page 2

  • Beacon Rail has purchased the Bombardier Class 220 and Class 221 Voyager diesel-electric multiple-units from Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.
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    Beacon Rail buys Voyager DEMU fleet

    2017-07-24T08:51:46Z

    UK: Beacon Rail Leasing has expanded its UK rolling stock portfolio with the purchase of the Bombardier Class 220 and Class 221 Voyager diesel-electric multiple-unit fleets from subsidiaries of Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. The 352 vehicles are formed into 78 four and five-car sets, of which 58 ...

  • The Cross Country direct award contract includes fitting power doors to the HST fleet (Photo: Arriva).
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    Arriva directly awarded new Cross Country contract

    2016-09-29T08:33:00Z

    UK: The Department for Transport announced on September 29 that incumbent Arriva CrossCountry had been directly awarded a new contract to operate the Cross Country franchise. The most geographically extensive franchise in the UK covers a 2 400 route-km network of long-distance passenger services serving more than 100 stations. ...