Smart mobility specialist announces extension to £825m CrossCountry contract

Alstom, a London based specialist in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed an eight-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with CrossCountry in the UK.

The contract extension, valued at around £825m, further secures this long-term partnership and is evidence of the trust placed by the customer.

Under the agreement, Alstom will continue to maintain, overhaul, service and clean 252 vehicles of the CrossCountry fleet (34 Class 220 Voyagers and 24 Class 221 Super Voyagers) at their primary depot: Central Rivers in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.

In addition, seven Voyagers will move to CrossCountry when they are released from service with Avanti West Coast to bolster the CrossCountry fleet and enable service uplifts in due course.

Nick Crossfield, Alstom Managing Director, UK & Ireland, commented: “We are delighted to extend our Voyager Maintenance Contract with CrossCountry for another eight years. We have worked in close partnership since 2007, providing reliable, well-presented, and safe trains for all CrossCountry’s customers.

“We look forward to working with our colleagues at CrossCountry to help them deliver a high-quality train service for the next eight years.”

Tom Joyner, Managing Director, CrossCountry, added: “We’re delighted to continue our relationship with Alstom as we embark on our National Rail Contract.

“Improving the onboard experience is critical to ensuring our customers view us as a long-distance operator of choice and we look forward to working closely with Alstom in the years ahead to deliver these improvements.

The contract places a strong focus on robust fleet performance, with a collaboration team between Alstom, the asset owner and CrossCountry established to identify optimisation and improvement initiatives, as well as to ensure the quality of the passenger environment.

The contract includes management of all planned and unplanned maintenance; all required overhaul activities; cleaning, and light maintenance services on the vehicles; vehicle servicing; service delivery support, vehicle cleaning, depot management, shunting, obsolescence monitoring and management, and accident/vandalism repair.

Within the agreement, the fleet will be installed with an Intelligent Engine Stop Start (IESS) system, which will drive a reduction in fuel usage, emissions, and operational costs.

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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