Alstom secures 15-year services contract extension from Greater Anglia
posted on 19th Oct 2026 09:09
On 15 October 2026, Alstom has signed a 15-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with Greater Anglia in the United Kingdom for the operator’s Class 720 Aventra fleet.
The contract, valued at approximately 800 million GBP, provides continuity for the Aventra fleet and a long-term framework for Alstom, Greater Anglia and future Great British Railways (GBR) to collaborate on performance, reliability and the passenger experience.
Under the agreement, Alstom will continue to maintain Greater Anglia’s fleet of 133 five-car Class 720 Aventra EMUs at Greater Anglia’s Seven Kings Depot, ensuring the fleet remains available to support intensive commuter and regional services throughout the region. The fleet – financed and owned by Angel Trains – was built at Derby Litchurch Lane works.
The TSA covers all planned maintenance activities, including major overhauls, as well as unplanned maintenance, fault rectification, material supply and a comprehensive programme of reliability growth initiatives. The contract also includes the ongoing delivery of performance improvements aimed at maximising fleet availability and supporting Greater Anglia’s operational requirements. The agreement supports around 100 roles at Alstom.
The Class 720 fleet has established a strong reliability performance since entering service, achieving more than 40,000 miles (64,360 km) per technical incident (MTIN) in recent periods, significantly exceeding contractual requirements. Meanwhile, in 2024 the trains picked up a Silver Spanner award at the Modern Railways Fourth Friday Club Golden Spanners Awards, meaning they were the most improved train of their type, with a 98.4% year-on-year improvement.
The Class 720 Aventra fleet was ordered in 2016, alongside the initial TSA, with vehicles entering service progressively over a five-year period. Today, all 133 units are fully operational, delivering modern, accessible and sustainable rail services across the Greater Anglia network, part of GBR Anglia.
Alstom has produced 2,660 Aventra cars at its Derby factory for customers across the UK since 2015 – making it the biggest train manufacturing programme in a generation. Proven at scale across England for customers including c2c, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, Transport for London (for the Elizabeth line and London Overground) and West Midlands Trains (incorporating London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway), Alstom’s Aventra fleets have already delivered over 18 billion passenger miles.
