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Eurostar, the high-speed rail passenger service that
links Britain and mainland Europe, has awarded the design contract for
the interior refurbishment of its fleet to the Italian design
consultancy Pininfarina.
Pininfarina is a world-class
design house that is best known for its work in the car industry,
with prestige marques such as Ferrari and Maserati as well as
volume manufacturers including Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Ford and
Volvo. It is also developing the revolutionary, electric
Pininfarina BlueCar that is due to go into production in 2011, and
which promises to help cut carbon dioxide emissions from road travel.
Importantly for Eurostar, Pininfarina also has extensive
experience in the rail industry, having designed the interiors and
exteriors of Italy’s high-speed trains; rolling stock for Swiss,
Danish and Norwegian Railways; automated light rail cars in Lille,
northern France; and trams for cities in Italy, Greece, Sweden and
Turkey.
Pininfarina will be responsible for the full
interior design including styling and engineering, and the
exterior livery. The 28 trains in the Eurostar fleet will be
fitted out by SNCF, and the first ones are due in service in 2012.
Nicolas Petrovic, chief operating
officer, Eurostar, said, “We want to offer our travellers the highest standards in comfort,
style and innovation, and I am confident that together we will
deliver Eurostar trains that fully meet the 21st century
expectations of our travellers.”
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