CrossCountry

Nov 7, 2023

Alstom lands £825m CrossCountry train service contract Alstom has landed an £825m contract extension which will see it continue to service a fleet operated by CrossCountry for the next eight years. The new arrangement will see Alstom, which has its UK train-making site in Derby, continue to maintain, overhaul, service and clean 252 Cross Country vehicles. The fleet, which consists of 34 Class 220 Voyagers and 24 Class 221 Super Voyagers, will be serviced at Alstom’s primary depot at Central Rivers, in Burton. In addition, seven Voyagers will move to CrossCountry when they are released from service with Avanti West Coast to bolster the CrossCountry fleet and enable service uplifts. The fleet will also be installed with an Intelligent Engine Stop Start system, which aims to drive a reduction in fuel usage, emissions, and operational costs. Nick Crossfield, Alstom’s MD for the UK & Ireland, said: “We have worked in close partnership since 2007, providing reliable, well-presented, and safe trains for all CrossCountry’s customers. “We look forward to working with our colleagues at CrossCountry to help them deliver a high-quality train service for the next eight years.” Tom Joyner, MD at CrossCountry, said: “We’re delighted to continue our relationship with Alstom as we embark on our National Rail Contract. Improving the onboard experience is critical to ensuring our customers view us as a long-distance operator of choice and we look forward to working closely with Alstom in the years ahead to deliver these improvements.” A message from the Editor: Thank you for reading this story on our news site - please take a moment to read this important message: As you know, our aim is to bring you, the reader, an editorially led news site and magazine but journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. With the Covid-19 pandemic having a major impact on our industry as a whole, the advertising revenues we normally receive, which helps us cover the cost of our journalists and this website, have been drastically affected. As such we need your help. If you can support our news sites/magazines with either a small donation of even £1, or a subscription to our magazine, which costs just £33.60 per year, (inc p&P and mailed direct to your door) your generosity will help us weather the storm and continue in our quest to deliver quality journalism. As a subscriber, you will have unlimited access to our web site and magazine. You'll also be offered VIP invitations to our events, preferential rates to all our awards and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Just click here to subscribe and in the meantime may I wish you the very best. Share