• The Wild West comes to France..!
• March 2010 - Second Train order for India...
• December 2009 - SL – TDI Partnership
• Oct 2009 - Full steam ahead as Severn Lamb secures largest ever train order
• May 2009 – Severn-Lamb secures order for FIVE Lincoln trains!!

Fraispertuis‐City Family Theme Park, Jeanmenil, France

Severn-Lamb delivered the latest attraction to this award winning Family Park in April 2010 - a Texan diesel hydraulic locomotive, tender and 4 (edition 2) coaches.

Fraispertuis is a family owned, western style theme park set in the Vosges forest and designed with the younger family in mind.

It was voted Best Family Park in France 2004

It was only in 1971 that the first mechanical attraction came to the Park – a small train, entirely homemade, with a 2CV engine and a 400 metre track.

We are sure the new replacement Texan train built by Severn-Lamb craftsmen using high quality materials and with realistic sound and smoke effects will be a worthy successor and keep all the guests happy – whatever their age!

Click the play button below to see it in action...

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Ahmedabad, India orders their second train in 2 years!

Following the success of their 1st train supplied by Severn-Lamb in 2008, AMC have ordered their 2nd train for operation at Kankaria Lake.

Kankaria Lake lies on the south eastern side of the Ahmedabad. It is a multisided lake that was built by Sultan Qutab-ud-Din in the year 1451 A.D. It is one of the most favourite picnic spots for the people of Ahmedabad.

The first train, a Lincoln locomotive and 4 coaches is called the Kankaria Queen and has proved to be very popular with visitors and locals alike.

The 2nd train, also a Lincoln with a further 4 coaches will be called the Swarnim Jayanti Express and is due for delivery in September 2010

Severn-Lamb, in partnership with Transport Design International, introduces the Minitram, the latest offering in our range of visitor transit solutions.

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A little piece of England is about to come to a picturesque corner of East Asia. Severn Lamb UK, whose people-moving products are used by some of the world’s most respected attraction operators, is preparing to ship the first of five ‘Lincoln’ rail trains to an eco-resort in South Korea – the company’s largest single order to date.
The trains will go into use over the next six months at Ecoland, part of the Beach Hills Resort on Jeju Island, where they will transport guests around a natural volcanic habitat and attractions including a 36-hole golf course, hotels and holiday cottages.

Each well-appointed 24” gauge train will comprise a locomotive, tender and four 36-seater coaches (144 seats in total). Two of the trains will also feature a luxurious mahogany panelled cab for maximum driver comfort, and each will be powered by a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) engine to keep running costs and carbon emissions to a minimum. The first train, named The Blue Lake, is finished in a smart navy blue and red livery, and each subsequent train will be completed with a different colour scheme.

Manufacturing work continues on the trains at Severn Lamb’s premises in Warwickshire, England, and the last should be delivered in the first quarter of 2010, ready to go into use when the resort is fully operational next year. The company’s previous largest train order was for three units, supplied to Leofoo Village in Taiwan during 2005.

“We’re thrilled to have secured such a large order at what we know is a challenging time for many suppliers,” remarks Severn Lamb managing director, Patrick Severn Lamb. “It’s good to see operators investing in new projects, and I wish Beach Hills Resort success for many years to come.”

Based near the town of Stratford-on-Avon (Shakespeare’s birthplace), Severn Lamb has been building rail trains, road trains, custom vehicles and monorails for over 60 years, using the finest British craftsmanship and hand-finished production methods. Its products can be found in over 50 countries, with clients including Walt Disney, Port Aventura, Busch Entertainment, Genting International and many more.

In recent years the company has witnessed demand from an increasingly diverse range of customers, ranging from cruise ship operators and holiday resorts to shopping malls and heritage attractions. In May of this year, for example, Severn Lamb supplied two ‘Texan’ trains to the Monteverde Train Forest, a railroad travelling through the amazing bio-diversity of Costa Rica. A month earlier, it completed an eco-friendly, battery-powered version of the same train for an outlet mall in Lakeland, Tennessee.

“Sustainable technologies are now an important consideration for many of our clients,” adds Patrick Severn Lamb, “and we are pleased to incorporate them into our products, each of which is built to order. Not only do they carry good ‘green’ credentials, but they also help operators save money on fuel and energy.”

Severn-Lamb are proud to announce that in the first quarter of 2009 they signed an order for 5 Lincoln trains including 20 coaches.

The trains are destined for an eco-resort on the South Korean Island of Jeju. The resort including a 36 hole golf course, hotels & holiday cottages will also boast an extensive eco-tour where guests will be able to experience the natural volcanic habitat of the island while travelling aboard one of five 24” gauge Lincoln rail trains.

The trains will be powered by Ford LPG engines and will include two fitted with mahogany wooden cabs & eight fully enclosed coaches. All five trains are currently under manufacture with the first due ready for completion in September 2009 and the last 2, trains 4 & 5, due for completion 1st quarter 2010.

The order is the company’s single biggest order for trains in 61 years surpassing previous orders for multiples of 3 trains for clients such as Disney & Leofoo Village, Taiwan.