| CASE STUDIES |
| EWS COMPANY TRAIN (CoT) |
| Background |
In 2004 EWS initiated the Company Train (CoT) project to
provide a replacement to the company's aged inspection saloon
with a modern equivalent utilising MK3 vehicles. |
| ESG has managed the complete package of concept,
detail design, modification and certification of EWS's Company
Train. Based around a push-pull high-speed train concept,
using a Cl.67 locomotive with ex-WCML MkIII DVT and 3 trailer
coaches, the train features a fully converted interior to
adapt the train for its future use, including a board room,
cinema and lounge/bar area. All this achieved within ground-breaking
costs and timescales. But the real achievement has been how ESG has turned into reality the concept
of using the 125mph Cl.67 with a DVT to provide a versatile
and efficient trainset concept. |
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| Essentially a moving office, the train will
enable EWS to be fully active in the field, enhancing
the delivery of reliable services. The new train
will also be used for customers, management, staff
trips, functions and charity events. The concept
was to provide a "Conference" coach
with cinema and conference suites, a "Dining"
coach with reception and bar area and a "Sleeper"
coach containing five bedrooms, two with En-suite
bathrooms. The train consist is a push / pull
configuration with a Class 67 locomotive and MKIII
DVT and has been finished in a distinctive livery. |
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| Project Overview |
| The Company Train project involved the following conversions: |
| Class 67 Locomotive |
- Fixed fire system to allow remote operation
- Forward facing video camera's in both cab
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- 50" plasma screens displaying forward
and reverse facing camera's
- Cinema seating
- 7 Metre conference table and 14 Swivel
seats
- Interior door and partition alterations
- Roof mounted antennae
- Electrical racks housing the on-train network
and entertainment system
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- Reception and bar area
- LED lighting
- Longitudinal seating
- Electrical rack housing the on-train network
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| MKIII Sleeper |
- Bedroom conversions to 5 suites
- 2 En-suite bathrooms & 1 communal bathroom
- Additional CET Tank
- Water heaters for showers
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| MKIII WCML DVT |
- Forward facing video camera
- DVT control system and through train wiring for class
67 / DVT push pull operation
- Gauging assessment allowing increased route clearance
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| Based on our past performance in providing turnkey projects,
EWS commissioned ESG to provide detailed designs, structural
calculations and provide a comprehensive design scrutiny submission
document that could be presented to a Conformance Certification
Body in support of a Certificate of Conformance - Vehicle
Design. Project management of the conference coach, DVT and
locomotive conversions was also included. |
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| Key Features |
- Convert conceptual designs into detailed drawings
- Design scrutiny (against Railway Group Standards)
- Increased route clearance for WCML DVT
- Liaison with regulatory bodies
- Selection and control of third-party sub contractors
- Documentation and reporting
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| Skills Profile |
- Knowledge of content and application of Railway Group
Standards
- Structural Assessment
- Braking Principles
- Gauge assessment
- Project Management
- Review and creation of technical documentation
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| Now proven in this way, the Cl.67/DVT concept provides an
attractive range of options for otherwise redundant LHCS vehicles,
such as those recently displaced from WCML services.
For further information contact paul.wilton@esg-railconsultancy.co.uk |
| Photographs and project detail reproduced by kind permission
of EWS Railway Ltd |
