Alstom delivers the last Pendolino coaches for the West Coast Main Line in (UK) operated presently by the operator Virgin Trains. This delivery which occurs ahead of time concludes the train delivery part of the €1.8 billion order placed by the UK Department of Transport in 2008.
The contract included the supply of four Pendolino trains (11 cars), 62 additional coaches to complete its existing fleet as well as the maintenance of the entire fleet which represents a total of 56 Pendolino trains. The maintenance is performed by Alstom in its five maintenance centres which are located along the West Coast Main Line.
With this contract the UK Department of Transport’s ambition was to enlarge and improve transport’s capacity of the West Coast Main Line – where the number of commuters has been increasing since 2003. Through its state-of-the art tilting high speed trains, Alstom played a major role in increasing the West Coast Main Line’s transport capacity.
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