Published on: Thursday, 10 December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Abellio Greater Anglia has completed anupgrade of its fleet of 24 Class 317/6 electric trains that operate Cambridgeto Liverpool Street and Cheshunt / Hertford East to Liverpool Street services.
The trains received an interior refresh andupgrade to improve passenger comfort, as part of a £1.3m investment by thetrain operator, and the work has been completed on budget and ahead ofschedule.
The upgrade programme saw 96 carriages intotal improved with new seat covers and vinyl flooring, new First Class seatcovers and trim and carpets renewed, interiors re-sprayed (including grabhandles and luggage racks) and new signage applied.
The work to improve the Class 317/6 trains wasundertaken by Abellio Greater Anglia’s fleet maintenance team at the company’sClacton-on-Sea Depot.
The first completed set of four carriages enteredpassenger service in June.
Andrew Goodrum, Customer Service Director,Abellio Greater Anglia said: “I’m delighted that, thanks to the focus of theteam at Clacton Depot, this project has been completed ahead of time,delivering passenger improvements sooner than expected, providing improvedcomfort and a better travelling environment for our customers. This £1m upgradeis part of over £30m we are investing in improving customer service, upgradingtrains and better train performance and cleanliness through our currentfranchise to October 2016.
“We will continue to do all we can to provideour customers with improving services.”
Class317/6 trains are used on the West Anglia routes between London and Hertford,Harlow, Bishops Stortford and Cambridge.