Hitachi Rail wins new UK contract to build intercity battery trains
Order worth around £300 million for fleet of new trains, which will increase seats by 20 per cent, improving capacity and connectivity. 45 rail cars to be manufactured at Hitachi Rail in the North East and financed by Angel Trains, helping secure highly skilled jobs and unlocking a new advanced manufacturing opportunity for rail. State-of-the-art ‘tri-mode’ train technology has proven its abil