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Rail Operations have announced that they will be using 769s and 319s converted for freight use to run a logistics delivery service between the West Midlands and Scotland. They also plan to operate a service between London and Liverpool
Rail Operations UK to launch Orion logistics service in April
Rail Operations UK (ROUK) will launch its first rail freight logistics service under its Orion brand in April, ROUK CEO, Mr Karl Watts confirms to IRJ.
www.railjournal.com
RAIL Operations UK (ROUK) is on course to launch its first rail freight logistics service under its Orion High Speed Logistics brand in April, ROUK CEO, Mr Karl Watts, has confirmed to IRJ.
“It looks like our first service will be launched towards the end of April,” Watts says. “It will be from England’s West Midlands to Scotland’s Central Belt, an Anglo-Scottish operation.”
The service will start with a regular operation of five round trips, eventually increasing to six, and will primarily transport light goods and parcels.
All Orion logistics services are planned to be operated by fleets of class 769s bi-mode multiple units, which are class 319 dual voltage EMUs converted to carry light consumer freight and fitted with a diesel engine. Orion will also operate class 769s and 319s working in multiple.
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