Coaching Stock
Riviera owns the largest fleet of vehicles for spot hire or charter work in the UK. They can create up to 7 charter train sets and several sets for TOC work. They are now the leading provider of charter trains to the rail tour industry and Train Operating Companies.
They launched a rake of Mark 2F coaching stock early in 2006, called "The Great Briton". All the coaches are in the livery of Oxford Blue and Cream, which were hand painted to high standards at LNWR Crewe. The eight coaches are named after famous Britons, such as Shakespeare and Churchill and feature hand painted Union Jacks on each side of the coaches which is very distinctive. In January 2007 "The Great Brition" luxury Pullman train set took over the operation of the 'Blue Pullman' for Hertfordshire Railtours, formally part of Victa Westlink Rail.
On 11 April 2008 Riveira launched a rake of British Rail Mark 1 coaching stock named "The Royal Scot". This set has had over £500,000 spent on refurbishing and repainting each vehicle to high standards.
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