Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
CGI video from Hitachi Rail Europe detailing the initial views of the new manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe for the Hitachi Intercity Express Programme trains, commissioned by the DfT to Agility Trains Ltd. Agility Trains Ltd. is a bidding consortium formed to bid for the UK Intercity Express Programme. The company shareholders are Hitachi Ltd (70%) and John Laing plc (30%).
About Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd.
Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Europe, Ltd. and is headquartered in London, UK. Hitachi Rail Europe is a total railway system supplier offering rolling stock, traction equipment, signalling, traffic management systems, and maintenance depots.
Hitachi draws on many years of experience as a leading supplier of high-speed trains such as the Shinkansen (bullet train) for the Japanese and international markets. In Europe, Hitachi Rail Europe's first rolling stock contract was to deliver a fleet of 29 Class 395 trains, the first domestic high-speed train in the UK. The trains are maintained at Hitachi's state of the art depot in Ashford, Kent. For more information about the company, please visit: Hitachirail-eu.com
About John Laing plc
John Laing plc is a specialist provider of facilities through public private partnerships with a long-term perspective and approach. The company manages and delivers 75 projects from planning and funding through to design, construction and operation. It is actively involved in the management of a wide range of health, education, police, rail, roads and special purpose government facilities. laing.com
CGI video from Hitachi Rail Europe detailing the initial views of the new manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe for the Hitachi Intercity Express Programme trains, commissioned by the DfT to Agility Trains Ltd. Agility Trains Ltd. is a bidding consortium formed to bid for the UK Intercity Express Programme. The company shareholders are Hitachi Ltd (70%) and John Laing plc (30%).
About Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd.
Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Europe, Ltd. and is headquartered in London, UK. Hitachi Rail Europe is a total railway system supplier offering rolling stock, traction equipment, signalling, traffic management systems, and maintenance depots.
Hitachi draws on many years of experience as a leading supplier of high-speed trains such as the Shinkansen (bullet train) for the Japanese and international markets. In Europe, Hitachi Rail Europe's first rolling stock contract was to deliver a fleet of 29 Class 395 trains, the first domestic high-speed train in the UK. The trains are maintained at Hitachi's state of the art depot in Ashford, Kent. For more information about the company, please visit: Hitachirail-eu.com
About John Laing plc
John Laing plc is a specialist provider of facilities through public private partnerships with a long-term perspective and approach. The company manages and delivers 75 projects from planning and funding through to design, construction and operation. It is actively involved in the management of a wide range of health, education, police, rail, roads and special purpose government facilities. laing.com
