Hitachi Begins Shipment of Trains from Kasado Works for the UK Intercity Express Programme
January 07 2015 - 3:43AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") announced today that it has
begun shipment of the first completed pre-series Class 800 train
unveiled in November 2014. The train has been produced for the UK
Department for Transport's Intercity Express Programme (IEP), and
following its recent completion is now being shipped from Kasado
Works in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
This project is being undertaken based on a Public Private
Partnership (PPP) scheme led by the British Department for
Transport. Financial support is being provided by the Japan Bank
for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nippon Export and
Investment Insurance (NEXI), among other organisations.
The train being shipped will arrive in the UK in March of this
year, after which it will be equipped with various measurement
devices for testing. This train is scheduled to begin running
tests, as well as serving for training of onboard staff, from April
of this year. The running tests are to be carried out on the UK
Rail Network by Hitachi Rail Europe, to enable acceptance by
Agility Trains, the special-purpose company that will own the
trains, and who will provide the trains for the operating companies
First Great Western and Inter City Railways.
The train shipped today will leave from Kobe Port on the middle of
January, and will be bound for the UK after being loaded on a large
ship.
Hitachi is currently in the process of building a Rail Vehicle
Manufacturing Facility at Hitachi Rail Europe in Newton Aycliffe,
County Durham, in the UK. This plant, which represents an
investment of approximately Pound 82 million, will be completed in
summer 2015, and production of Class 800 series trains is scheduled
to begin in 2016. The hiring of employees for the train plant has
already begun, and a total of approximately 730 staff members are
eventually expected to be hired, including research and development
facilities staff.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers
innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team
and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated
revenues for fiscal 2013 (ended March 31, 2014) totaled 9,616
billion yen ($93.4 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on
the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure
systems, information & telecommunication systems, power
systems, construction machinery, high functional materials &
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Source: Hitachi
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