Siemens Mobility has donated a former Heathrow Express train carriage to the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service for use in training exercises for both major incidents and civil emergencies.
The Class 332 carriage, which consists of a driver’s cab and passenger section, was previously used as part of the first mainline train Siemens Mobility delivered to the UK, which remained in operation between Heathrow Airport and London Paddington between 1998 and 2019.
Following decommission, the carriage was moved to Siemens Mobility’s site in Goole during the facility’s development.
The carriage will now serve to provide firefighters with a number of realistic scenarios for derailments, road traffic collisions and terrorist attacks, as well as casualty management in confined spaces.
It will also be used for multi-agency training with Humberside Police and ambulance services.
Finbarr Dowling, Siemens Mobility Director of Localisation, said:Resource Efficiency and Circularity is one of Siemens Mobility’s key areas for positive sustainability impact and we’re committed to the efficient use and continuous reuse and repurposing of rolling stock and materials in our trains. The carriage has been used in various ways since being on site at Goole, but we were actively looking to put it to a new and useful purpose.
This donation means it will have a much longer lifespan, providing further benefits to society for years to come.
