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    Vivarail ‘D’ train: The Class 230

    Jun 03, 2019 4 minutes
    ALL PICTURES CHRIS MILNER

    VIVARAIL first came to prominence in 2015 with its plan to produce low-cost, low-maintenance rolling stock by upcycling surplus London Underground ‘D’ stock for use on under-utilised branch lines.

    Headed by career railwayman and engineer Adrian Shooter, his vision was to develop a re-engineered train that was comparable to a new train but at a fraction of the cost.

    The Vivarail plan hinged around the ‘D’ stock – proven sub-surface trains, having been built between 1980-1983 by Metro-Cammell, Birmingham.

    Transport for London planned to replace the ‘D’ stock with the ‘S’ stock from January 2015, and towards the end of 2014 Vivarail agreed to buy 156 driving motor cars

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