DB Cargo Company Train

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Company Train
67029 with the DB Schenker Company Train, painted in a special EWS livery.
In service19 October 2004[1]—
Manufacturer
ReplacedInspection saloons
Formation5 vehicles[2]
Fleet numbers82146+ 10546+ 10211+ 11039+ 67029[1][2]: 4 
OperatorsDB Cargo UK
DepotsToton TMD
Specifications
Train length109 metres[2]: 4 
Platform height(accessible from trackside)
Maximum speedDay: 110 mph (180 km/h)[2]: 4 
Night: 80 mph (130 km/h)[2]: 4 
Weight253 tonnes[2]: 4 
Prime mover(s)Class 67
UIC classification2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'
Track gauge1,435 mm

The DB Cargo Company Train (formerly the DB Schenker Company Train and the EWS Company Train) is a special train operated in the United Kingdom by freight operator DB Cargo UK (formerly DB Schenker Rail (UK) formerly English Welsh & Scottish), a division of Deutsche Bahn. It was built as an inspection saloon replacement, and is also used to entertain corporate clients. The train cost £3 million and took only nine months from concept to completion.[3]

The design concept of using a Class 67 locomotive and Mk3 DVT in push pull mode was subsequently adopted by passenger operators such as Chiltern Railways, Wrexham & Shropshire and Arriva Trains Wales for commercial operations.[4][5]

History and design

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Shortly after Keith Heller was appointed CEO of EWS, Interfleet Technology was commissioned to design a private train for the company.[6] The train was assembled as the replacement for the company's aging inspection saloon,[4][7][8] and is used for entertaining corporate clients,[9] for staff trips, managers, customers, functions, and as a "moving office".[1] In the first year of its operation, the Macmillan Cancer Support charity were allowed to use the train too for fund-raising.[1][10]

The fixed configuration set consists of three British Rail Mark 3 coaches between a Mark 3 driving van trailer and Class 67 locomotive.[7] The interior of the train was converted to a business/office/corporate entertainment environment, including a 'conference coach' room with 50-inch cinema screen, and seven-metre-long conference table, a dining coach, and a sleeper coach with bedrooms and en-suite washing facilities.[7]

The trainset was fitted with a wiring system allowing the Class 67 to work in push–pull mode with the DVT and Mark 3 coaches.[4][n 1] In addition to normal inter-carriage connections this includes the addition of Multiple Working Jumper cable, and Cab to Train Data cable.[2]: 7, 21  The DVT retains its Time Division Multiplexer (TDM) support but this is isolated and non-operational unless the company train is operating in push-pull mode with a Class 90 locomotive.[2]: 18  Locomotive 67029 was also modified to include a slight modification to the auto-couplers to enable connecting to the existing Mk3 buckeye couplers without touching the coach's rubbing plate[2]: 21 —although it is normally attached using buffer-and-chain coupling.[2]: 21  When not in use hauling the company train 67029 is used for normal railway working.[12]

The train is explicitly exempted from regulations covering "Working of Passenger Trains Over Non-Passenger Lines", allowing the train to operate between freight depots without additional documentation requirements.[13] The train does not carry passengers per-se—all those on-board are regarded as either staff or invited guests.[2]: 3 

Formation of DB Company Train
Vehicle Number Livery Notes
Class 67 67029 Silver[n 2] Locomotive (cab-mounted cameras)
Mk3a FO 11039 Maroon[n 3] First Open, conference room and cinema
Mk3 RFM 10211[n 4] Maroon Restaurant and bar facilities
Mk3a SLEP 10546 Maroon Sleeper Either Pantry (5 bedrooms, 2 ensuite)
Mk3 DVT 82146 Silver Driving Van Trailer with forward-facing camera

In February 2012, the EWS 'Three Beasties' logo on the train's locomotive and driving van trailer was replaced with a Deutsche Bahn 'DB' logo.[15]

Notes

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  1. ^ 67029 is connected to the other vehicles using the AAR jumper, and RCH lighting control jumper cables,[11] air brake pipe, main reservoir pipe, dual electric-train-supply connectors, Cab to Train data jumper; and (except for the locomotive) a central door locking jumper.[2]: 27  If being worked by a Class 90 the 27-way AAR multiple working jumper, and Cab to Train data jumper are not connected.[2]: 27 
  2. ^ The EWS (later DB) logos are grey, on a silver background.[1]
  3. ^ The maroon paint colour is darker than the standard EWS maroon colour.[1]
  4. ^ No. 10211, formerly No. 40510 ex-HST TRUK (Trailer Restaurant Unclassified Kitchen) [14]

References

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