A new deal has been made between Porterbrook and Corelink Rail Infrastructure Limited (Corelink).

The deal means that Porterbrook will acquire 404 vehicles owned by Corelink.

This includes the fleet of 324 Class 730 Aventra electric and 80 Class 196 diesel units.

The Aventras will be maintained at the Bletchley Train Maintenance Depot, with West Midlands Trains operating the units.

“West Midlands Trains has been one of our largest customers for over 15 years and this latest transaction solidifies that partnership for the future. It also completes a programme of more than £1bn of capital deployed during the last five years in new trains, fleet upgrades, traction innovation and rail infrastructure.”

Mary Grant, Porterbrook CEO