Topic: Class 321

Varamis Rail: Britain’s newest freight operator enters high-speed service

Express logistics has moved off the drawing board and on to the rails. Varamis, the independent express logistics operator, has dispatched its first train. Running from Birmingham International to Mossend in Central Scotland, the carrier...Read more

04-11-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UK light logistics pioneers Varamis Rail lease first train

Doncaster-based Varamis Rail, which was finally granted a licence to operate just a few weeks ago, has wasted no time in leasing its first train, ready for express logistics operations. The start-up company has been...Read more

18-10-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Inside Eversholt’s Swift light logistics project

Eversholt, the rolling stock leasing company, has released more details of its project to convert redundant passenger units into high-speed light goods trains. The intention is to serve the fast-developing logistics and delivery market. The...Read more

02-08-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Codename Swift: tailormade light logistics train takes to the rails

The changing face of rail operations in the UK has taken another step forward. An example of the former high-density commuter passenger electric multiple unit class 321 has been rolled out in a new guise....Read more

08-07-2021|1 comment|author: Simon Walton