QW Rail Leasing is a

rolling stock company A rolling stock company (ROSCO) or rolling stock leasing company owns and maintains railway engines and carriages which are leased to train operating companies who operate the trains. Africa * Sheltam Grindrod * Swifambo Rail Leasing Austral ...

(ROSCO) formed in 2008 to fund the purchase of

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in the

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, which would then be leased to

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(TOCs). The company was formed as a joint venture between the

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and SMBC Leasing and Finance, with its first major leasing deal coming with Transport for London to fund the £300 million purchase of 57 Class 378 "Capitalstar" electric multiple units for

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Trains owned

*57 Class 378 "Capitalstar"

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Companies House recordsTfL news report
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