Bombardier to build new London Overground trains

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Bombardier a contract to build a new fleet of trains which will see 45 new trains come into service from 2018. The new trains will operate on the Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt (via Seven Sisters) and Chingford routes and the routes between Barking and Gospel Oak and between Romford and Upminster. It will also enable London Overground to improve service frequencies on other routes. The trains will have similar features to the fleet that serves other
July 2, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
1466 Transport for London (TfL) has awarded 513 Bombardier a contract to build a new fleet of trains which will see 45 new trains come into service from 2018.
 
The new trains will operate on the Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt (via Seven Sisters) and Chingford routes and the routes between Barking and Gospel Oak and between Romford and Upminster. It will also enable London Overground to improve service frequencies on other routes.

The trains will have similar features to the fleet that serves other parts of the London Overground network, including walk-through carriages, air-conditioning and improved accessibility.

Mike Brown, managing director of London Rail, said: "These 45 new trains will significantly improve the comfort, reliability and overall quality of train services for our customers. Some of the trains we have inherited along the West Anglia route are over 30 years old and have not been in use for some time.  We're now working hard to overhaul these trains to make them more reliable until the new trains come into service from 2018.”

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