Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
The first train leaving Hitachi’s UK production line marks a major milestone ahead of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP), the £5.7bn Government-funded programme to modernise UK intercity travel. By the end of the programme, Hitachi Rail Europe will have supplied 122 modern intercity trains for passengers travelling on the Great Western and East Coast main lines, offering vastly improved levels of capacity, reliability and comfort.
The first train leaving Hitachi’s UK production line marks a major milestone ahead of the introduction of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP), the £5.7bn Government-funded programme to modernise UK intercity travel. By the end of the programme, Hitachi Rail Europe will have supplied 122 modern intercity trains for passengers travelling on the Great Western and East Coast main lines, offering vastly improved levels of capacity, reliability and comfort.
