Refurbishment of Electrostar Trains
A £100 million project to refurbish over 300 Electrostar trains used across the Govia Thameslink (GTR) network has been completed.
The project, which took five years to finish, is believed to be the largest fleet upgrade in modern times. What's unusual about this project is that all the work was carried out in-house by GTR staff at the Selhurst depot.
- GTR runs trains under the Thameslink, Great Northern, Southern, and Gatwick Express names.
- The project involved refurbishing trains without sending a single one off-site.
Normally, train overhauls involve four main companies: the train builder, the train owners, the train operator, and the maintenance company. However, for this fleet upgrade, GTR decided to bring the job in-house.
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Author's summary: GTR completes £100 million project to refurbish Electrostar trains.
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