[29 April 2024] East London and South Essex rail firm Trenitalia c2c Ltd is celebrating a major operational milestone as its fleet of 357 Electrostar trains clock up 150 million service miles.<\/p>\n
c2c instantly recognisable fleet of 357 \u2018Electrostar\u2019 trains have recently completed an incredible 150 million service miles \u2013 that\u2019s an average of 2 million miles per unit and roughly equates to a trip from Earth to Mars!<\/p>\n
357 trains were introduced to the c2c line in the early 2000s, replacing the \u2018slam-door\u2019 trains which had served the route with British Rail for many years beforehand.<\/p>\n
One million miles (on average per unit) were passed in 2013, and the combined fleet total of 100 million was achieved in 2017. Since 2016, the fleet has operated more than seven-million-unit miles each year, that\u2019s an incredible 175,000 trips between Shoeburyness and London Fenchurch Street.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the 150 million miles milestone, c2c\u2019s Operations and Engineering Director, Laura McEwen, said, \u201cOur trusted and recognisable 357s have been synonymous with c2c and our route since they were first introduced over 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach year c2c continues to achieve some of the best punctuality and reliability figures of any train operator in the country, and it is no coincidence that our fleet of 357 trains are behind these excellent results.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur award-winning engineering and maintenance teams work around the clock, seven days a week, to ensure our 357s are ready to serve the tens of thousands of customers they carry each day.\u201d<\/p>\n
c2c’s 357 \u2018Electrostar\u2019 trains are recognised by the wider industry as being one of the most trusted and reliable trains in the country, and have led to c2c being awarded prestigious \u2018Golden Spanner\u2019 and \u2018Golden Whistle\u2019 awards in recent years.<\/p>\n
Laura added:\u201cOur 357 trains have plenty of life and millions of miles left in them yet, and they will continue to serve our customers \u2013 supported by our new Aventra Class 720 trains \u2013 for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[29 April 2024] East London and South Essex rail firm Trenitalia c2c Ltd is celebrating a major operational milestone as its fleet of 357 Electrostar trains clock up 150 million service miles. c2c instantly recognisable fleet of 357 \u2018Electrostar\u2019 trains have recently completed an incredible 150 million service miles \u2013 that\u2019s an average of 2 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":292336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n