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RAIL REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT SPECIALISTS Dartford Composites are one of the UK’s leading rail refurbishment and vehicle repair specialists. We have built our reputation by working with our customers to achieve their aims in a cost effective manner whilst understanding the rail industries need for a fast response, quality product and a service that adheres to the stringent industry regulations. Our services range from crash/emergency repairs through to dilapidations and full interior and exterior carriage refurbishment and renovations. Pictured below are the before and after photos of an example of the type of refurbishment project we undertake – this was a recent major interior refurbishment that we completed of over 150 carriages as part of a 20 month project - we were an instrumental part of the team that ensured the successful completion of the paintwork and interior refurbishment. So whether it’s a one off rapid response repair or a major fleet overall call Dartford Composites the name you can TRUST. For a copy of our full brochure and details of the services we can provide email sales@dartfordcomposites.co.uk or call Mark Silvester on 01322 350097 Dartford Composites Ltd Jubilee Works, Erith, Kent DA8 2LD Tel - 01322 350097 Fax - 01322 359438 sales@dartfordcomposites.co.uk www.dartfordcomposites.co.uk Registered
Rolling stock Eurotunnel awards new refurbishment contract Kent supplier Dartford Composits has seen its contract with Eurotunnel renewed for vehicle door replacement and the provision of new seatback tables. The doors of Eurotunnel’s AMC vehicles – the passenger carriages of its freight shuttles – are to be refurbished and treated for corrosion, while 400 seatback tables are to be fitted to its Breda vehicles. Aluminium exterior door skins will be replaced by a fire retardant skin, while the interior honeycomb is replaced and corrosion protection applied. The exterior skins will then be painted on both sides prior to dispatch. Dartford Composits will also design and produce the new tables. The contract is worth £125,000 in total. Mark Silvester, managing director of Dartford Composits, said: ‘The first contract is now approaching completion, with the second contract now in the tooling stage prior to production. Dartford Composites is a small company that is determined to grow, through providing cost-effective solutions to our customers. We have a core team of 15 very experienced laminators and spray painters and have a considerable history in the rail refurbishment and part supply.’ He added: ‘We have always had our roots in the rail sector and, while we have expanded our services to other areas, our primary focus has and always will be the rail industry.’ London sees record-breaking success during the Games During the highly successful Olympic Games, London’s rail transport network was breaking a few records of its own. The Underground carried over 60 million passengers – more than at any previous time in its 149-year history. The Docklands Light Railway (DLR), with vehicles provided by Bombardier, carried over six million passengers, more than twice as many people as in the same period last year. On Friday August 3 the DLR carried more than half a million passengers for the first time in its history – a 70 per cent increase on normal daily levels. Bombardier’s Olympic Project Team worked for seven months leading up to the Olympics to make sure it was fully prepared for its role in supporting the biggest peacetime logistical event in the UK. Behind the scenes, Bombardier’s maintenance teams and support functions worked around the clock to solve problems as they arose and ensure that more than 800 Bombardier trains on nine key routes serving London were available to meet increased demand during the Games. London Overground, featuring new Electrostar trains, carried more than six million passengers, an increase of 47 per cent compared to last year. Steve Murphy, managing director at London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (Lorol), which operates London Overground rail services on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), said to Bombardier: ‘Thank you for a job very well done over the Olympics. Our 378s carried more than 6.7 million passengers during the Games on over 17,000 services and delivered a PPM of more than 98 per cent. In addition, your staff at all key locations were unfailingly proactive and committed. Let’s jointly deliver to the same standard for the upcoming Paralympics.’ East Midlands Trains units travelled 2,000 additional miles per day during the Olympics, while C2C fleets operated approximately 1,750 additional miles on weekdays and doubled their capacity at weekends to 18,000 miles to meet customer demand. London’s sub-surface railway carried 10 to 15 per cent more passengers during the Games. Bombardier’s additional Olympic support arrangements in the UK will remain in place until the end of the Paralympic Games on 9 September and through the GB Olympic and Paralympic Teams Parade through London on 10 September. SEPTEMBER 2012 Page 55
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