57312 Hauling Orion Parcel Units 326001 & 768001 At Bamfurlong - 11th December 2021
Orion is a new company that belongs to and is run by Rail Operations Group (ROG) and Traxion to offer new ways of delivering mail across the Uk by rail. A higher speed delivery service can be a great competitive new business market with how big online shopping has become. These trains have been especially adapted for postal work by Potorbrook.
All Orion logistics services are planned to be operated by fleets of class 769s bi-mode multiple units, which are class 319 dual voltage EMUs converted to carry light consumer freight and fitted with a diesel engine. Orion will also operate class 769s and 319s working in multiple.
Orion currently has two class 769s and five 319s, but a further eight class 769s and four 319s are currently in the pipeline for delivery. renumbering to class 326s and 768s to distingquish the trains im told.
Linked below is a video of one of the Orion units running under its own power.
https://youtu.be/l0mNaoIkj-Q
Todays Working 3Q41 Shieldmuir to Willesden
Filmed at Bamfurlong
Film Date Saturday 11th December 2021
A Class 57 diesel locomotive, numbered 57312, is seen operating with two Orion Parcel units, 768001 and 326001, as they travel along the West Coast Main Line near Shieldmuir. Rail Operations Group is noted as the operator behind the Orion Parcel service, which aims to provide a faster rail-based mail delivery option across the UK. The units are part of a fleet being adapted for postal work and include both Class 769 bi-mode multiple units and Class 319 dual voltage electric multiple units.
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