Petards eyeTrain to protect travellers on Stansted Express trains

Publication date: 3 February 2010
Author: Petards

Tagged with: Bombardier Transportation, Petards, Security, United Kingdom

Millions of passengers travelling on the Stansted Express train line this year can be ensured of increased safety and security thanks to Petards latest contract win.

Petards will supply Bombardier Transportation with their eyeTrain on-board digital CCTV systems for new BOMBARDIER ELECTROSTAR Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) trains.

Petards eyeTrain has been selected by Bombardier to be fitted to the 30 new four-car trains that they are building which will operate on the Stansted Express services between Stansted Airport and London city.

The new trains are part of the UK’s Department for Transport strategy to ease over-crowding on the rail network in the south of England. The value of the CCTV orders total over £1.5m and deliveries are expected to commence mid 2010 and to be completed during 2011.

Petards Chief Executive Bill Conn said “We are extremely pleased to have secured this work and are looking forward to helping Bombardier deliver a world class solution on this prestigious project.

While we have worked with Bombardier on many previous occasions, these orders are particularly pleasing as this is the first time that we will have provided equipment to them on new build trains rather than on refurbishment projects which have dominated the UK market in recent years.”

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