£50m upgrade for SWR 'Desires'

摘要

NEW franchisee South Western Railway has given a contract worth £50million to Siemens to refurbish its Class 444 and 450 fleets. Siemens built the 127 Class 450 suburban four-car units between 2002-6 as well as the 45 five-car Class 444 EMUs from 2004 that work long-distance services from Waterloo to Weymouth.