EWS Company Train

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67029 with the EWS Company Train at Paddington 26 January 2006. This locomotive is painted in a special silver livery to haul the EWS Company Train.

The EWS Company Train is a train, known internally as the CoT.

1 Purpose
2 Train Make-Up
3 Train Specifications

[edit] Purpose

An office on the railway, the CoT is also used for customers, management, staff trips, functions and charity events. The train provides a "Conference" coach with cinema and conference suites, a "Dining" coach with reception and bar area and a "Sleeper" coach containing five bedrooms, two with En-suite bathrooms. The train consists is a push / pull configuration with a Class 67 locomotive and MKIII DVT, and has been given a special livery of maroon with Class 67 diesel locomotive No. 67029 and the DVT being given a special silver livery.

[edit] Train Make-Up

It consists of 3 British Rail Mark 3 coaches: a conference coach with a cinema and conference suites; a dining coach with reception and bar area; and a sleeping coach; plus a Mk3 Driving Van Trailer (DVT):

Class67 No. 67029 in silver with forward facing camera
Mk3 Buffet No. 10211 in maroon, with reception area
Mk3 FO No.11039 in maroon, made out as a conference room
Mk3 RFM No. 10546 in maroon
Mk 3 DVT No. 82146 in silver with forward facing camera

[edit] Train Specifications

[edit] Class 67 Locomotive 67 029

Fixed fire system to allow remote operation
Forward facing video camera's in both cab

[edit] MKIII FO Coach Mk3 FO No.11039

Laid out as a Conference suite:

50" plasma screens displaying forward and reverse facing cameras
Cinema seating
7 Metre conference table and 14 Swivel seats
Interior door and partition alterations
Roof mounted antennae
Electrical racks housing the on-train network and entertainment system

[edit] MKIII RFM Coach No. 10546

laid out as a Dining suite, with Reception area:

Reception and bar area
LED lighting
Longitudinal seating
Electrical rack housing the on-train network

[edit] MKIII Sleeper

Bedroom conversions to 5 suites
2 En-suite bathrooms & 1 communal bathroom
Additional CET Tank
Water heaters for showers

[edit] Mk 3 DVT No. 82146

Forward facing video camera
DVT control system and through train wiring for class 67 / DVT push pull operation
Gauging assessment allowing increased route clearance