• 1,222 Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern and Southeastern carriages upgraded over five years
• Benefits include plug and USB sockets, information screens and a new digital ‘backbone’ bringing reliability improvements and timetable benefits
Millions of passengers in South East England have benefited from an Alstom-facilitated £100 million train upgrade project – the biggest in the UK – with the final unit having rolled off the production line.
The 304th Electrostar train in the scheme – known as Project Aurora – rounds off the programme which has completed on-time and on-budget over the past five years at Southern’s Selhurst depot in South London. It has brought reliability and onboard benefits for passengers on franchises operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR): Southern, Gatwick Express, Great Northern and Southeastern.
/ “Aurora marks a landmark achievement for UK rail, and I’m immensely proud of Alstom’s pivotal role in delivering this transformation.” (....)