A Hitachi and Alstom joint-venture has won a £1.97bn HS2 contract to design, build and maintain the next-generation of very high speed trains for the project.
Today marks the five year anniversary of Hitachi Rail opening its train manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe, where 192 trains have been built to date.
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has challenged the Government to radically review its procurement policies after Hitachi Rail announced job cuts.
Hitachi Rail’s factory at Newton Aycliffe, Durham will this year complete one of the UK’s largest train manufacturing orders – the £5.7 billion, government-backed Inter City Express Programme (IEP).
23 new intercity trains will be manufactured at Hitachi Rail’s factory at Newton Aycliffe in north-east England as part of a £350 million order from First Trenitalia.