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DB Cargo UK

Class 325 EMU – Royal Mail

Hans-Georg Werner, CEO of DB Cargo UK

20.11.2017

DB Cargo UK - Royal Mail – November 2017

Agenda

Royal Mail

DB Cargo UK Overview

History and Current Operations

Unit Formation

British Rail Class 325 – Design and

Background

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Maintenance and Overhaul Programme

DB Cargo UK – Royal Mail - Novemeber 2017

DB Cargo in Great Britain – First choice in rail freight

DB Cargo UK

£ 307 m

2916

8030 m tkm

48 m t

218 / 6363

143 km

Revenues

Employees (FTE)

Metric ton km

Freight carried

Fleet1

Avg. dist. transported

£172m

2232

4.444 m tkm

26 m t

207/ 5738

140 km

2017 – Year to Date2016

Hub Locations 2017

21 Locomotives / „Live“- Wagons 2 YTD as per August 2017

Rail Industry Services , 24%

Construction , 23%

Metals , 18%

Intermodal, 11%

Chemicals, 8%

Others, 6%

Automotive, 5%

Coal, 3% Biomass, 2%

Rail Industry Services Construction Metals Intermodal Chemicals Others Automotive Coal Biomass

Rail Industry Services, Construction and Metals contribute to

65 Percent of Revenue

DB Cargo UK – Royal Mail – Novemeber 2017

Composition of Revenue 2016

Total Revenue (2016):

£300 million

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10 Biggest Customers (Revenue)

http://www.tatasteeleurope.com/

History of Royal Mail Operations

2012

Royal Mail ordered

16 Class 325 units.

After privatisation, the Royal Mail

Train was operated by EWS up

until 2003.

In June 2010 DB

Schenker took over the

contract from GBRf.

10 Min MPTI was 20K

MPTI.

Dedicated rail terminals were

opened at Shieldmuir

(Motherwell), Low Fell (Tyneside),

Doncaster, Warrington, Stafford,

Tonbridge and Bristol Parkway.

20042003

Following build, a contract

was tendered by Royal

Mail for maintenance of

the Class 325, this was

subsequently won by EWS.

Following Royal Mail’s withdrawal

from rail, GB Railfreight (GBRf)

started talks for a limited return of

mail trains with help from Alstom

Technical Support.

2010

In 2003 Royal Mail

announced it was

withdrawing from rail.

In December 2004 GBRf signed a

contract with Royal Mail to return

some services. This proved

successful and continued to be

renewed with more services.

The Princess Royal

Distribution Centre (PRDC)

opened. A main rail hub for

all RM services.

2017

After trial success in May

2012 there was a regular

Class 325 services between

PRDC and Low Fell.

19961994 2014

The units were

modified to

increase their

payload capacity

by 30%. Reducing

Road Traffic.

This cut the contract short

with EWS and meant after

seven years of service, the

Class 325’s went into

storage.

The PDRC has a

34,000swm floor area, it

also has seven electrified

platforms as well as 41

lorry bays.

December 2010 - an

opportunity arose for a

trial train from Low Fell

to Willesden.

C6X Exam: Being the

initial C6X exam this

was carried out in-

house at the Crewe

IEMD Depot. This

covered the overhaul

of the units above the

sole bar line

including: Cabs, Air

Conditioning, Payload

Area, Contactors.

DB Cargo UK - Royal Mail – November 2017 4

C4 Exam:

Carried out at

Crewe IEMD and

Stoke. This covers

Bogies Overhauls,

MA Set Overhaul,

Compressor

Overhaul. Finishing

Dec 2019

West

Corridor

Shieldmur

Warrington

PRDC1

East

Corridor

Low Fell

PRDC1

Current Services:

The Royal Mail train operates between 4 mail

depots. Shieldmuir, Warrington, PRDC and

Low Fell.

With two services daily on the West Corridor

between each terminal. Also one on the East

Corridor between Low Fell and PRDC.

In total 10 daily services are operated.

Extra Services:

Extra demand is catered for especially at busy

periods where extra trains are put on.

Pre Christmas mail ‘extras’ often run

between Warrington and Shieldmur.

The Royal Train operates on two corridors

DB Cargo UK - Royal Mail – November 2017 51 PDRC – Princess Royal Distribution Centre

British Rail Class 325 – Key Facts

Unit Weight:

Tare – 138 tonnes

Fully Laden – 186 tonnes

Unit Length:

Overall Length - 80.8 metres

DTV - 19.95 metres

PMV- 19.92 metres

TAV - 19.92 metres

Maximum Line Speed:

100 mph (160 km/ h)

Unit Power – 1160 kW

Power/Weight Ratio –

8.41kW/tonne

Payload:

235 York containers

per unit.


Background Design -

Class 319- Thameslink

Networker Family

Class 325 – Background and design

DB Cargo UK - Royal Mail – November 2017

The Class 325 EMU was

designed specifically for

the transportation of

containerised mail, built

by ABB at their Derby

site, 16 units (001-016)

were constructed

between 1995 and 1996.

The design was based on

the previously built Class

319, a number of elements

were transferred in the

form of the traction

equipment and overall

body design to 100mph.

The cab fascia's vary from

that of the Class 319 by

instead using the style

chosen for the ABB

Networker Family of units.

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Operation in 4, 8 and 12 vehicles formation

The Class 325 can operate in a 4, 8 and a 12 vehicles formation

They are a Class 1 traction unit and are permitted to travel up to 100mph.

The Royal Mail train can work on the West and East Coast Main Line.

Locomotive haulage is also possible if the route was changed and the units were

to be diverted onto a non electrified route (CL67 125mph capability).

Within DB Cargo UK there are approximately 100 drivers who are cleared and

passed to drive the Class 325 Units.

There are currently no drivers who are solely permitted to drive the Royal Mail

train as they drive in other areas of the company’s operations, but this has been

different in the past.


The Class 325 is set up always in the same format

The Royal Mail train is made up of 4 vehicles and is an electric train. These vehicles are:

DTV A (Diver Train Vehicle A)

PMV (Power Motor Vehicle)

TAV (Trailer Auxiliary Vehicle)

DTV B (Driver Train Vehicle B)

The two Driver Train Vehicles are identical and allow the train to go in either direction.

DTV A PMV TAV DTV B


The Class 325 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) is comprised of a four car set as follows:

Unit Formation (I/II)

Main Features:

Brecknell Willis Pantograph

x4 DC Motors

x4 Payload Doors

Bogie Type – P7

Power Delivery:

25Kv a.c. overhead supply

via the pantograph

Motors:

Four DC-Type Motors

Main Features:

Drivers Cab

x4 Payload Doors

Third Rail Pickups

Bogie Type – T316

DTV A - Driver Trailer Vehicle A

PMV – Pantograph Motor Vehicle


TAV – Trailer Auxiliaries VehicleMain Features:

Main Compressor

Battery Equipment

Battery Charger

Main Air Reservoir

Motor Alternator Set

x4 Payload Doors

Bogie Type – T316

DTV B – Driver Trailer Vehicle B

Unit Formation (II/II)


Main Features:

Drivers Cab

x4 Payload Doors

Third Rail Pickups

Bogie Type – T316

Cab Interior – Class 325


All 15 of the current Class 325 fleet are maintained at Crewe International Electric

Maintenance Depot (Crewe IEMD).

One Class 325 from the original 16 was used for spare parts and then scrapped,

leaving just 15 in service now.

In 2014 the Crewe IEMD project team increased the trains capacity. This was done by

reducing the number of used doors and freeing up space that could be used for mail.

This improvement increased the carrying capacity by around 30% per train.

For every 90,000 miles a unit travels, there is one failure/issue that would cause a 3

minute delay. With each units mileage at an average of 95,000 per year, this equated

to one of these incidents per year. Since July 2016 the fleet in total has travelled

1.87million miles.

Maintenance Programme – Crewe (IEMD)


Overhaul Programmes at Crewe

The C6X programme overhauls and

renews old parts above the bogie. This

includes everything from Power

Equipment, Contactors, Cab Overhaul,

Brake Overhaul, Roller Shutter Doors,

Cab doors, ACU, and Fascia Panels.

The C4 programme includes everything

from the bogie below including wheels.

The units are lifted and bogies sent

away for overhaul. Parts include:

- Bogie Overhaul

- Underframe inspection

- Main Compressor Overhaul

- Main Alternator Overhaul

- Couplings Overhaul

- Levelling Valve Overhaul

- Earth bond examine and test

- Air reservoir overhaul.

The two overhaul programmes take 8 weeks to complete each. As well as this A, B, C

and D exams are carried out at Crewe as Level 1-4 Maintenance.


Reliability of the services

The miles per technical incident is currently at a level of 131,000 miles (MTPI>=10 mins) for the Class 325’s. Even

though the peak reliability of July 2017 at 179,000 MPTI has dropped due to traction motor failures, wheelsets and

transformer failures the long term positive trend is intact. The issues are being overhauled at the C4 Examination.


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