AT300

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First orders AT300s for ECML open access operation

FirstGroup to operate open access trains between London King's Cross and Edinburgh from 2021, using Hitachi-built trains

22 Mar

News

FROM THE FILES: Avanti Hitachi… and GWR’s ‘802s’

RAIL's visit to Pistoia in May 2017 to see construction of GWR Class 802s, the first of which entered traffic this weekend.

20 Aug

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GWR West of England Class 802s enter traffic from July 16

First of GWR's £497 million fleet of trains for West of England enters traffic in July

16 Apr

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GALLERY: GWR and Hitachi unveil first production Class 802s in Italy

Pictures from RAIL's trip to Pistoia to visit the Class 802.

12 Feb

News

Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

Hitachi Rail Europe has released time-lapse footage of its £80 million Doncaster depot being built.

1 Aug

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First GWR AT300 Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan

First brand new West of England Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan. Enters traffic next year.

19 Jun

A driving vehicle from 802003 at Pistoia, Italy on May 23. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

New trains for West of England taking shape

Production of bi-mode trains for West of England route underway in Hitachi Rail Italy factory.

25 May

News

Building work progresses on new GWR Class 802s

Construction of the first Great Western Railway Class 802 AT300 for Devon and Cornwall is progressing in Italy.

15 Feb

An artist's impression of First TransPennine Express AT300s at Manchester Piccadilly. FTPE.

News

COVER STORY: 125mph trains ordered for TransPennine operations

Nineteen five-car bi-mode trains were ordered ahead of the new TransPennine Express franchise that started on April 1.

13 Apr

News

Hitachi scoops 95-car TPE train deal

Hitachi will build 19 five-car bi-mode trains for First TransPennine Express (FTPE). The trains will enter traffic from 2019.

1 Apr

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Talks continue to resolve RMT/FGW dispute

Talks between First Great Western (FGW) and the RMT set to continue

5 Sept

News

New Hitachi trains for West Country

Twenty-nine AT300 trains built by Hitachi in Japan will enter traffic in the UK from May 2018.

30 Jul

News

Laira depot secures role for AT300s in revived GWR

First Great Western says Plymouth’s Laira depot will service the Hitachi AT300 bi-mode trains from their introduction

9 May

News

Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup preferred supplier for AT300s

New trains to be delivered subject to DfT approval.

23 Mar

News

New trains for South West in new First Great Western franchise deal

More than 360 AT300 vehicles destined for Devon and Cornwall.

23 Mar

AT300

First orders AT300s for ECML open access operation

FROM THE FILES: Avanti Hitachi… and GWR’s ‘802s’

GWR West of England Class 802s enter traffic from July 16

GALLERY: GWR and Hitachi unveil first production Class 802s in Italy

Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

First GWR AT300 Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan

New trains for West of England taking shape

Building work progresses on new GWR Class 802s

COVER STORY: 125mph trains ordered for TransPennine operations

Hitachi scoops 95-car TPE train deal

Talks continue to resolve RMT/FGW dispute

New Hitachi trains for West Country

Laira depot secures role for AT300s in revived GWR

Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup preferred supplier for AT300s

New trains for South West in new First Great Western franchise deal

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Scottish main line will "end up with discontinuous electrification"

AT300

First orders AT300s for ECML open access operation

FROM THE FILES: Avanti Hitachi… and GWR’s ‘802s’

GWR West of England Class 802s enter traffic from July 16

GALLERY: GWR and Hitachi unveil first production Class 802s in Italy

Watch Hitachi’s Doncaster depot under construction

First GWR AT300 Class 802 arrives in UK from Japan

New trains for West of England taking shape

Building work progresses on new GWR Class 802s

COVER STORY: 125mph trains ordered for TransPennine operations

Hitachi scoops 95-car TPE train deal

Talks continue to resolve RMT/FGW dispute

New Hitachi trains for West Country

Laira depot secures role for AT300s in revived GWR

Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup preferred supplier for AT300s

New trains for South West in new First Great Western franchise deal

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

Scottish main line will "end up with discontinuous electrification"

16 DB Cargo UK drivers switching to rival

DB Cargo sells three more Class 90s for reuse

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

Further MML electrification and York capacity projects paused

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

All three West Coast Main Line open access bid rejected