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Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd December 2022

The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.
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New documentary showcases the build of brand new EMR fleet

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Arianne Davey

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13th July 2022

East Midlands Railway has released a documentary which showcases its new Aurora Intercity Fleet.
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Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains

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Sam Hewitt

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7th January 2020

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) and ScotRail Class 385 EMU orders are on the horizon, and the £350million deal is a further boost for the County Durham facility after securing the contract to supply bi-mode…
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Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

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Sam Hewitt

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12th November 2019

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 clearance from ORR late the previous evening. Set 802201 operated the 06.03 Newcastle-Liverpool Lime Street and 09.25 return as a one-off working ahead of regular service introduction later in October. …
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Hitachi ruled out of Tyne & Wear bid?

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Sam Hewitt

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26th October 2019

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

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Sam Hewitt

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15th September 2019

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 away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of these special charter trains, utilising Southeastern High Speed Class 395 ‘Javelin’ trains’, dates back to 2011, and followed a meeting…
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TransPennine accepts first Hitachi-built ‘Nova 1’ set

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd September 2019

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 Office of Rail and Road. TPE has ordered 19 five-carriage ‘Nova 1’ trains, each containing 342 seats, an extra 161 compared to its current Class 185 trains. They will be…
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First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd September 2019

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 anticipated following the introduction of the Hitachi ‘Azuma’ trains on LNER services, and is in line with LNER’s plans to hand locos back to the leasing company. The operator made…
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Green light for TransPennine Class 802s

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

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 trains, and the ORR approval covers operation in both five- and 10-car formations at 125mph, even though their design speed is 140mph. However, the ORR has said TPE has to…
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Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

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 ‘Azuma’ sets increase every week, and with LNER now announcing a start of services from Edinburgh on August 1. LNER has already ceased use of DB Class 90s and the…
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