Porterbrook continued its successful track record at the Modern Railway’s Golden Spanner Awards this year, taking home four Gold Awards and four Silver Awards.

As a result of these latest wins, Porterbrook now has a total of 64 Golden Spanners in the years since they commenced.

The annual “Spanners” event celebrates improvements in train maintenance practices and reliability.

This year, Porterbrook’s winning fleets are:

Golden Spanners

• Ex-BR EMU: South-Western Railway Class 455

• Ex-BR DMU: South-Western Railway Class 159/0

• First Gen New DMU: Govia Thameslink Railway Class 171

• First Gen New EMU: Govia Thameslink Railway Class 387/1

Silver Spanners:

• Ex-BR EMU: West Midlands Trains Class 323

• Ex-BR DMU: East Midlands Railway Class 158

• First Gen New DMU: East Midlands Railway Class 170

• First Gen New EMU: c2c Class 357