VWC locomotives and shunters

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
08/0 C 7 1953 194 156 24 DE Diesel --- ---
Standard BR/English Electric 350hp diesel shunters
57/3 Co'Co' 10 2002 2023
152 DE Diesel --- ---
Rescue "Thunderbird" locomotives rebuilt from class 47/4(16x), also used for passenger trains to Holyhead, 4 hired to Arriva and 2 to GBRf/FGW (6 more sold to NR), 7x to remain from April 2012
90 Bo'Bo' 1 1987 3730 258 176 E 25 kV 50 Hz --- ---
Electric locomotive hired from EWS for Pendolino replacement trains

VWC diesel and electric trainsets

  Class Axle Formula Number Year in Service Power [kW] Tractive Effort [kN] Max.Speed [km/h] Traction Type Voltage 1st class 2nd class
221 DMU-5 20
2002 2350
200 DE Diesel 26 220
Diesel tilting "Super Voyagers" by Bombardier, for Birmingham-Preston-Glasgow/Edinburgh and London-Holyhead (last 2 rebuilt from 3xEMU-4)
390 EMU-9 57 2002 5100 204 225 E 25 kV 50 Hz 145 294
"Pendolino Britannico" tilting high-speed EMUs from Alstom and Fiat, one new set in service in 2011, 36x to be enlarged to EMU-11 (including 054-057), last 4 being delivered (2012)

Last update: 30-03-2012