Abellio UK, recently awarded the eight-year East Midlands Railway franchise, has selected Hitachi Rail to build its new fleet of intercity trains, a contract worth £400m.
Artist’s impression of the new train for East Midland Railway – image courtesy of Hitachi Rail. The fleet, comprising 33 five-carriage trains (165 in total), are due to be built at Hitachi Rail UK’s manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. Hitachi Rail UK has already engaged with 65 different suppliers…
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