In May 2015, it was claimed Arriva Trains Wales was to open talks with Vivarail over taking on converted D78s.
Under a recent franchise agreement, FirstGroup (operator of the Great Western Railway franchise) has agreed to carry out a study on the use of overhauled Vivarail D-Trains on branch lines by the end of the year, possibly leading to a trial of the units.

During September 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City Council was looking into the possibility of using converted D78s to run additional services on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line; this would be especially useful to serve Coventry Arena station during match days at the Ricoh Arena, as well as to alleviate a shortage of rolling stock.
London Midland subsequently announced in July 2016 its intention to run a prototype three-car set for a year-long trial on this line before the prototype unit caught fire during testing which led to the trial being cancelled.

In June 2016, a revived version of open access operator Go-Op was proposed to Office of Rail & Road.
The proposed service would run from 2019 between Taunton and Nuneaton via Swindon and Oxford.
Under the filed plans, Go-Op intended to use a number of Class 230s between Taunton and Swindon between December 2017 and 2019.
However, they did not intend to operate these trains across the full route.

In late 2017, Vivarail announced that it had sent a brochure detailing the potential of the Class 230 for use on the Valley Lines network in South Wales to the bidders for the new Wales & Borders franchise.
These would be battery-powered variants, being capable of recharging via 25 kV OHLE, which are expected to be installed.
In June 2018, it was announced successful bidder KeolisAmey Wales would purchase five units for use on the Borderlands Line.

During March 2018, it was announced that plans were being developed to take a Class 230 to the United States, in order to demonstrate how they could provide a low-cost rolling stock option for new passenger services.

In October 2018, it was reported in Modern Railways magazine that South Western Railway had submitted plans to the Department for Transport to replace the 80-year-old Class 483 units with Class 230 units on its Island Line services, but an announcement on 16 September 2019 confirmed that the Isle of Wight units would be Vivarail's 3rd rail electric Class 484.
In May 2015, it was claimed Arriva Trains Wales was to open talks with Vivarail over taking on converted D78s. Under a recent franchise agreement, FirstGroup (operator of the Great Western Railway franchise) has agreed to carry out a study on the use of overhauled Vivarail D-Trains on branch lines by the end of the year, possibly leading to a trial of the units.
During September 2015, it was revealed that Coventry City Council was looking into the possibility of using converted D78s to run additional services on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line; this would be especially useful to serve Coventry Arena station during match days at the Ricoh Arena, as well as to alleviate a shortage of rolling stock. London Midland subsequently announced in July 2016 its intention to run a prototype three-car set for a year-long trial on this line before the prototype unit caught fire during testing which led to the trial being cancelled.
In June 2016, a revived version of open access operator Go-Op was proposed to Office of Rail & Road. The proposed service would run from 2019 between Taunton and Nuneaton via Swindon and Oxford. Under the filed plans, Go-Op intended to use a number of Class 230s between Taunton and Swindon between December 2017 and 2019. However, they did not intend to operate these trains across the full route.
In late 2017, Vivarail announced that it had sent a brochure detailing the potential of the Class 230 for use on the Valley Lines network in South Wales to the bidders for the new Wales & Borders franchise. These would be battery-powered variants, being capable of recharging via 25 kV OHLE, which are expected to be installed. In June 2018, it was announced successful bidder KeolisAmey Wales would purchase five units for use on the Borderlands Line.
During March 2018, it was announced that plans were being developed to take a Class 230 to the United States, in order to demonstrate how they could provide a low-cost rolling stock option for new passenger services.
In October 2018, it was reported in Modern Railways magazine that South Western Railway had submitted plans to the Department for Transport to replace the 80-year-old Class 483 units with Class 230 units on its Island Line services, but an announcement on 16 September 2019 confirmed that the Isle of Wight units would be Vivarail's 3rd rail electric Class 484.
British Rail Class 230