Angel Trains UK Ltd

Pioneering asset management company Angel Trains UK Ltd owns and maintains over a third of the country’s passenger rolling stock.

A leader in rail vehicle safety, reliability, and innovation, it invests in fleets that are fit for today’s passengers. And, with a ‘cradle-to-grave’ approach, the company also maintains these vehicles, ensuring that they continue to operate efficiently and safely.

Fleet

Angel Trains UK Ltd’s fleet comprises a range of regional/commuter passenger multiple units and high-speed inter-city trains:

Regional passenger trains:

• Class 150.
• Class 153.
• Class 156.
• Class 158.
• Class 165.
• Class 166.
• Class 172.
• Class 175.
• Class 317.
• Class 333.
• Class 350.
• Class 357.
• Class 360.
• Class 444.
• Class 450.
• Class 456.
• Class 466.
• Class 507/8.
• Class 707.
• Class 720.

High-speed trains:

• Class 180.
• Class 390.
• Class 802.
• HST Class 43 Power Car.
• HST Trailer Cars.

With unrivalled expertise and a history of investment, Angel Train UK Ltd maintains rolling stock ‘from cradle to grave’ – ensuring the best outcome for customers. Its asset management services include:

Procurement: 

The company’s Procurement and Supplier Management team is headed up by an accredited Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). Its responsibilities include:

• The identification of strategic partners.
• Planning refurbishment, heavy maintenance and modification works.
• Competitive tendering.

Project management: 

A skilled project management team provides delivery support for customers, assisting with everything from procurement and technical specifications to audit, inspection, testing and commissioning, and lifecycle costs and maintenance schedules.

Fleet management: 

Drawing on expert knowledge, Angel Trains UK Ltd’s dedicated fleet engineers manage and support:

• Safety issues.
• Reliability.
• Root cause analysis.
• Design solutions for optimisation.
• Engineering changes.
• Technical investigations.
• Heavy maintenance programme development.

Product management:  

Key to Angel Trains UK Ltd’s ‘cradle to grave’ strategy, the product management team is exploring innovations around:

• Decarbonisation.
• Digitisation.
• Obsolescence.

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Angel Trains UK Ltd’s people-first culture and empowered workforce are helping it to advance the rail industry. Learn more here.