Porterbrook maintained its track record for fleet excellence at the 2024 Modern Railways Golden Spanner Awards, securing another four Gold Spanners and two Silver Spanners.

The Golden Spanners is an annual awards ceremony for the rail industry, celebrating the UK’s most reliable fleets.

As a result of this year’s wins, Porterbrook now has a total of 68 Golden Spanners.

This year, Porterbrook’s winning fleets are:

Gold Spanners:

Ex-BR DMU: South-Western Railway Class 159/0
Ex-BR EMU: South-Western Railway Class 455
1^st generation new EMU: Govia Thameslink Railway Class 387/1
Wild card: Northern Class 150

Silver Spanners:

Ex-BR EMU: Nothern Class 323
1^st generation new DMU: Cross Country Class 170