Hitachi’s rail vehicle manufacturing facility will manufacture the Class 800/801 as part of the Government’s £5.8bn Intercity Express programme (IEP) but also the AT200 for Abellio Scotrail. The world ...

Britain's FirstGroup has finalised a £500m ($636.8m) agreement with Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to lease 14 new five-car class 80X trains. The contract includes maintenance over a ten-year ...

Hitachi Rail Europe has signed a contract with Knorr-Bremse, which will see Knorr-Bremse supplying the braking system for the new Hitachi Class 800 series trains destined for UK operations. The ...

Network Rail, which runs the nation’s tracks, said cracks were discovered on several Hitachi 800 trains. The trains are used by several train operators, including Great Western Railway ...