The Isle of Wight’s Island Line now complete
The Isle of Wight’s Island Line now has a full complement of Class 484 trains. The last of the five new trains built by Vivarail was delivered on 16th February. They form a key part of last year’s £26 million Island Line upgrade. The improvements have seen the Class...
Fast charging trial brings regular battery-only rail services a step closer
Great Western Railway fast-charging trial brings regular battery-only rail services a step closer Great Western Railway (GWR) has signed a deal with manufacturer Vivarail to trial new battery-charging technology on its network, paving the way for battery-only trains...
Railway Interior Innovation Summit 2021
Railway Interior Innovation Summit took place in Berlin, Germany at the Auditorium Friedrichstraße on 9-10 November 2021. Neil Bates, Director at Creactive Design Transport was invited to present a paper on battery powered trains and explored how design can help to...
New 3D Traction Training Product
SLC Operations, a UK train operator and driver training specialist, has launched an exciting new 3D training product through its training division, The Rail Academy. This new offer was launched at the Rolling Stock Networking event in Derby on Thursday 30th September...
Introducing the City Beam
Southeastern's new City Beam trains were introduced this week on routes between London, Dartford, Hayes and Sevenoaks. By Spring 2022, 30 of these new trains will be in service, replacing a number of older trains on these routes.The team at Creactive Transport worked...
Southeastern – Class 707 trains refresh
As more and more people return to rail, Southeastern is preparing to introduce a new fleet of Class 707 trains, beginning in the autumn of 2021. The new additions to the fleet will boost capacity on the Metro routes from Dartford, Sevenoaks and Hayes, and into London...
Visit from Ken Skates – Minister for Economy and Transport Wales
Neil Bates, design Director for Vivarail and Creactive Design with Adrian Shooter and Ken Skates - Minister for Economy and Transport. The Class 230 trains which Vivarail are developing are part of the £5 billion investment being made by Transport for...
Ministerial Breakfast Seminar at InnoTrans, 19 September 2018
Driving Innovation in UK Rail Neil Bates - Director Creactive Design and design director of Vivarail - is presenting a paper at the British Embassy breakfast briefing in Berlin on Wednesday 19 September. The investment breakfast seminar will have keynote...
Creactive Design at InnoTrans 2018
Creactive Transport will be exhibiting again this year at InnoTrans. If you wish to set up a meeting please contact us using the contact form or call +44 (0)1926 499 124. We hope to see you there. Hall 2.2 – Stand No. 206D. Creactive Design is an award...
Class 230 KeolisAmey Video
“With KeolisAmey we have been determined to give passengers the very best travelling experience and the trains they deserve: modern, comfortable, reliable and environmentally-friendly.” “In conjunction with our partners at Creactive, we have worked on a...