The UK’s first designer and manufacturer of battery trains approved for passenger service.
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Our first #rail speaker at the Cross Sector Opportunities event was Neil Bates, MD at @CreactiveDesign / Design Director at #RFmember @Vivarail.
Neil shared developments and opportunities in rail.
@MedilinkMids @MAAaero @MIAmotorsport
Thank you to @RailDaily for sharing our latest news that Vivarail has appointed new #businessdevelopment director, Matthew Lee, to drive business growth and firmly establish our position at the forefront of #decarbonising the #rail industry.
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Insightful Guest Column by Steve McBride, MD of Vivarail, published in @RAILMag, discussing the innovation behind battery power and how it can help the rail industry achieve net zero.
#batterypower #netzero #zeroemissions #greenagenda #rail #decarboniserail
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November’s @RailwayMagazine is on shelves today. Packed, as usual, inc a feature on the Blackpool Heritage Tram fleet and Rigby Rd depot, ‘on shed’ at Llangollen, latest on the @Vivarail @GWRHelp Greenford battery unit plan and ambitious Darlington-Dales @WeardaleRailway bid..
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I dropped by a soggy Bletchley station this afternoon to see a @Vivarail Class 230 (converted from redundant London Underground D78 Stock) in action. This was 230003, on 2S21 to Bedford realtimetrains.co.uk/service…
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I did a little tour out on them in July - very impressed! @Vivarail have worked wonders 👏👍
Last week, Vivarail had the pleasure of welcoming our friends & colleagues from State Railway Thailand to discuss the benefits of #battery technology and how we can potentially collaborate on #decarbonisation.
Great article by Steve McBride, MD of Vivarail, in Future Rail discussing the important role #batterypower can play in achieving #netzero for the #rail industry.
For full insight, read here:
rail.nridigital.com/future_r…
Great day at the @railforum_uk Annual Conference.
From gaining insight into discussions on sustainable upgrade paths through to positive opinions on viable zero-emission solutions it's clear the #decarbonisation of the #rail industry remains a hot topic... And rightly so!
Tonight, team Vivarail are at the prestigious National Rail Awards 2022.
Fingers crossed for a successful evening and best of luck to all other finalists.
#vivarail #nationalrailawards #finalist #awards #railawards
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@Vivarail 3 car test bed unit, 230001 is seen at Bedford working a test run from Bletchley as 5Z23 1121 Bletchley T.M.D. to Bletchley. This unit is fully battery operated. Its due to be heading down to London at some point to do testing on the Greenford branch
6th October 2022
Time flies! It’s nearly been a whole year since Vivarail launched our #batterytechnology to the global market at #COP26, with a dedicated battery powered #train used to transport delegates and VIPs to and from the conference.
Here’s a few of our favourite images from the day.
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A quick visit to Bedford St.Johns after work this evening to see @Vivarail 230003 working @LNRailway 2S25, the 17.01 Bletchley to Bedford service. @marstonvalecrp #MarstonVale #DTrain #Class230 22/9/22
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First trip to the Isle of Wight since the line reopened last year. Like the new @Vivarail 484's, definitely a vast improvement over the old 1938 ex Underground stock. Doors are a bit slow to open but otherwise really impressed.
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The @marstonvalecrp is a hidden gem on the UK rail network - kudos to @Vivarail for making the D78 stock fit for purpose, so much better on the 230s than the Sprinters!
My trip now continues on a pair of 350/2s… just as well it’s only as far as MKC 😭
📍 Bletchley
🗓 17/09/22
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Kicking off the afternoon is a panel discussion.
The rolling stock required to achieve decarbonisation – what technologies are available and how viable are they as options?
Led by Julian Fletcher @Vivarail, Dave Hatfield at G Volution, and Simon Jarrett @chilternrailway.
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.@Vivarail aims to be a world-class innovator and provider of zero-emission mobility solutions for the benefit of future generations. businessfocusmagazine.com/20…
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A change of pace today. Would you believe those is my first time on a @Vivarail Class 230? These are converted D78 District Line trains - remember those? 🌞
Our MD, Steve McBride, recently sat down with @BusinessFocus_ to provide insight into Vivarail’s journey to date, incl. the development of our own #batterytechnology, which enables existing diesel #trains to be easily converted to battery operation quickly and cost-effectively.
