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Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains

7th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory will deliver a new fleet of 23 trains for Avanti West Coast in 2022.  The completion of Intercity Express Programme (IEP)

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Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

12th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28.  They had received

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Hitachi ruled out of Tyne & Wear bid?

26th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

Hitachi is no longer in the running to build the next generation of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro

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Podcast: Azuma – Train of the future

4th October 2019 Ben Stockdale News, Podcasts

This year, LNER launched the new Hitachi-built Class 800 Azuma express trains – due to replace their entire fleet by summer 2020. Railway Magazine Editor

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Operation ‘Javelin’

15th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Features, Network

Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months

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TransPennine accepts first Hitachi-built ‘Nova 1’ set

3rd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

TRANSPENNINE Express has accepted the first Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode train into its fleet. Dubbed ‘Nova 1’, TPE received the set following approval from the

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First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor

3rd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

LNER Class 91 No. 91108 became the first of the 31-strong class to be taken out of service on July 22. Withdrawal of Class 91s was

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Green light for TransPennine Class 802s

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given authorisation for TransPennine Express to introduce Hitachi Class 802/2 bi-mode units. TPE has ordered 19 five-car

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Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

THE first Class 91 locos are expected to be withdrawn by LNER from July. They are becoming surplus to requirements as diagrams for the Hitachi

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ScotRail progress

Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress

5th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network

Scotland’s railways are undergoing a transformation. John Heaton FCILT assesses the performance of ScotRail’s new traction.

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