EMR ‘Meridian’ refresh

EAST Midlands Railway has begun a project to refresh the interiors of its Intercity fleet, including replacing seats, new toilet interiors, and covering surfaces in a special anti-bacterial cleaning product. The work will be carried out at Derby’s Etches Park depot and will see 5300 seats being refreshed. The toilet refurbishment in all 27 of EMR’s Class 222 ‘Meridian’ trains has already been completed. EMR claims to be the first train operator to apply new anti-bacterial product Cotech Biosaf to its toilet surfaces. The product includes a special technology called Microban antimicrobial protection, which is said to protect a surface for around seven to 10 years and does not require monthly reapplications.