British Rail Class 170 Turbostar Refurbishment
UK (e.g., East Midlands, CrossCountry routes) · Ongoing (e.g., EMR refurbishment 2025, CrossCountry by 2028) · £23m (EMR specific refurbishment, part of wider £60m programme)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launch* Strategic investment to modernize and extend the life of a proven fleet. * Focus on improving passenger experience and environmental performance. * Implementation of remote engine monitoring for improved maintenance.
Key engineering challenges
* Integrating new interior features and digital systems into existing train designs. * Ensuring continued reliability and extending the operational life of the DMUs. * Minimizing service disruption during the refurbishment process. * Addressing emissions and fuel efficiency improvements.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Various Train Operating Companies (e.g., East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry)
- Lead contractor
- Various (e.g., RailCare Limited for earlier refreshments)
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- Refurbishment
- Scale
- EMR Class 170 fleet; CrossCountry Class 170 fleet
- Disciplines
- Mechanical; Electrical; Systems; Interior Design
- Standards & frameworks
- RSSB; Network Rail standards
Sources: * East Midlands Railway news (news.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk) * Rail Advent (railadvent.co.uk) * CrossCountry Trains website (crosscountrytrains.co.uk) * Modern Railways (modernrailways.com) * Railway Pro (railwaypro.com) * Rail Engineer (railengineer.co.uk) * British Rail Class 170 (Wikipedia)