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Hitachi to make Newton Aycliffe train factory more flexible, agile and globally competitive

Hitachi to make Newton Aycliffe train factory more flexible, agile and globally competitive


New c£8.5m investment in train welding and painting, enabling a greater scope of work to be carried out at UK plant Post-Intercity Express Programme manufacturing phase will see transition to core workforce model for greater flexibility, agility and global competitiveness Changes entirely unrelated to Brexit
Preparing for the next phase of manufacturing
Hitachi Rail’s factory at Newton

Image of the proposed Hitachi Bombardier High Speed train

HS2: Hitachi and Bombardier bid to build trains

Two UK-based rail giants have submitted a ‘Great British’ train proposal to High Speed Two (HS2) that would be the most advanced, customer-oriented train ever to run in the UK.

Azuma at London Kings Cross

LNER Azuma trains launch on iconic east coast route

​London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has confirmed the company’s first world-class Azuma train will enter passenger service on the iconic East Coast route tomorrow, Wednesday 15 May 2019, from London King’s Cross to Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Hitachi intercity train CGI in Kings Cross station. The final train design and branding to be released at a later date.

FirstGroup and Hitachi announce new partnership for high speed trains linking London to Edinburgh

​A new high-quality, low fare rail link between London and Edinburgh has come a step closer for customers with news that FirstGroup has confirmed an order for five brand new AT300 125mph intercity electric trains and ongoing maintenance, following completion yesterday of a £100 million deal for the trains between FirstGroup and Hitachi Rail, financed by Beacon Rail.

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