Railway Technology

Hitachi rolls-out first IEP train built at Newton Aycliffe plant

Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) has unveiled its first Intercity Express (IEP) train built at its manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, UK. The £82m facility was opened by the company in ...
Railway Technology

Hitachi Rail Europe contracts Dellner to deliver gangways for IEP trains

Hitachi Rail Europe has contracted Dellner for the supply of carriage gangways for its new Class 800 series trains, as part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). Under the contract, around 1,500 ...
Business Wire

Hitachi Metals and Hitachi Rail Europe Signed Supply Agreement of Rolling Stock Cables for Railway Carriages of the UK Intercity Express Programme

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--We hereby announce that Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (TOKYO:5486) (ISIN:JP3786200000) (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; chairman and chief executive officer, Kazuyuki Konishi; hereafter, ...
Business Wire

Getzner Werkstoffe: Repeat Order from Hitachi for Floating Floors

The vibration protection expert recently delivered the floating floors in the rail cars as the supplier for the British InterCity Express Programme (IEP) BUERS, Austria & KUDAMATSU, Japan--(BUSINESS ...
Travel News

Agility Trains signs Intercity Express programme contract

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains (comprising Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing Investments) signed the contract for the DfT’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and confirmed ...