Porterbrook is a British rolling stock company, created as part of the privatisation of British Rail.
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Porterbrook is a British rolling stock company, created as part of the privatisation of British Rail.
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Porterbrook was established in March 1994 and was privatised via a management buyout during November 1995.
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On 27 October 2008, Porterbrook was purchased from Abbey National by a consortium of Antin Infrastructure Partners, Deutsche Bank and Lloyds TSB.
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In 2020, Porterbrook started a £55 million five-year programme to refurbish 214 Class 377 'Electrostar' EMUs operated by Southern Trains.
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Porterbrook was established on 21 March 1994 as a subsidiary of British Rail in preparation for the privatisation of British Rail.
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In 1996, Porterbrook entered the freight leasing market though a deal to purchase and lease back 70 locomotives and 699 wagons from Freightliner.
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In December 2016, Arriva UK Trains subsidiary Northern and Porterbrook announced a plan to convert eight Class 319 electric multiple units to bi-mode units, to allow through working between electrified and non-electrified routes.
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In February 2020, Porterbrook signed a 15-year lease with St Modwen to take over the Quinton Rail Technology Centre at Long Marston.
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In 2020, it was announced that Porterbrook was funding a £55 million five-year Project Aurora programme to refurbish 214 Class 377 'Electrostar' EMUs operated by Southern Trains.
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Porterbrook has painted some locomotives in its purple house colours.
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