Rail — rolling stock & vehicles
Rail — rolling stock & vehiclesUpgrade; Fleet programme
Windhoff MPV Fleet Upgrade (Network Rail)
UK · 1998 (original order), ongoing upgrades · £40m (1998 prices for 25 units)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launch* Strategic investment in purpose-built multi-purpose vehicles for efficient infrastructure monitoring and maintenance. * The MPVs are designed to meet the demands of modern rail networks for infrastructure work.
Key engineering challenges
* Integrating specialized engineering and infrastructure equipment into a rail vehicle platform. * Ensuring the longevity and reliability of a specialized fleet for demanding maintenance tasks. * Adapting the fleet to evolving operational requirements and technological advancements.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Network Rail (originally Railtrack)
- Lead contractor
- Windhoff AG
- Lead designers
- Windhoff AG
- Project type
- Upgrade; Vehicle/fleet programme
- Scale
- 25 two-car units; purpose-built departmental vehicles.
- Disciplines
- Mechanical; Electrical; Systems
- Standards & frameworks
- RSSB; Network Rail standards
Sources: * British Rail MPV (Wikipedia) * Grokipedia * Windhoff (windhoff.de) * Bachmann Europe (facebook.com/bachmanneurope)