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“Nomination for Marc Silverwood, On-Trains Systems Manager and William Edwards, Digital Trains Project Manager.
The ‘digital train’ programme was a multi-million-pound investment to make sure our older trains have the same digital facilities as the 101 new trains we introduced into service in 2021.
In total, the team – led by Marc and Will - has re-fitted 233 trains with Wi-Fi, HD CCTV cameras, live passenger information screens, passenger counting and 17,200 USB charging sockets.
They worked their way through 510,00 nuts and bolts, 4,000 circuit relays, 6,800 circuit breakers, 1,200 antenna mounting plates and 725 kilometres of electric cable. The upgrades mean customers right across our network can now enjoy enhanced digital facilities on their journeys – whether they’re on a new train, or an older train.
The project was delivered in partnership with ADComms, Belvoir Rail, Icomera, Yellow Rail, Ricardo, Huber & Suhner, Porterbrook, Angel and Eversholt.”
Fleets that have been part of the digital train makeover include the Class 150, Class 155, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 170 diesels along with Class 323 and Class 333 electrics. Each train required 1,100 hours of work with an average turnaround of five days per unit. The project has been a huge success.“
“It was a great night, I can see what all the hype is about!”
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