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The deal with Agility-Hitachi is done: http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120725a
92 trains, 596 vehicles, rollout on GW starts 2017.
Nothing about set composition.
Depots at Bristol, Swansea, "West London" and Doncaster (not Sheffield as was mooted).
730 jobs at Newton Aycliffe.
And the parallel Agility Trains press release: http://www.agilitytrains.com/agilitytrains_news.htm
92 trains, 596 vehicles, rollout on GW starts 2017.
Nothing about set composition.
Depots at Bristol, Swansea, "West London" and Doncaster (not Sheffield as was mooted).
730 jobs at Newton Aycliffe.
And the parallel Agility Trains press release: http://www.agilitytrains.com/agilitytrains_news.htm
Agility Trains said:AGILITY TRAINS AND DFT REACH FINANCIAL CLOSE ON INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME (IEP)
LONDON, 25 JULY 2012 – (IEP). The UK Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains
(comprising Hitachi Rail Europe and John Laing Investments) today signed the contract for the
DfT’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and confirmed simultaneous financial close for Phase 1
of the project.
The IEP, worth some £4.5bn, comprises trains, maintenance depots, and route upgrades, with
Network Rail undertaking the infrastructure upgrades to allow the new trains to operate on the
network.
Agility Trains is the contract partner for the DfT for the delivery of trains, maintenance and daily
service delivery, with Hitachi Rail Europe as sub-contractor in charge of supplying the trains and
ensuring that they reliably perform day in and day out. The contract guarantees 27.5 years of
usage of the trains, ensuring long-term reliability for UK passengers.
As part of the contract, Agility Trains’ sub-contractor Hitachi Rail Europe will provide 596 carriages
of electric and bi-mode trains for the Great Western Main Line (Phase 1) and the East Coast Main
Line (Phase 2). The fleet of 92 trains will be maintained in a number of new-built and upgraded
maintenance facilities, including new depots in Swansea, Bristol, west London and Doncaster.
Alistair Dormer, Chief Executive Officer of Agility Trains said: “We are absolutely delighted to have
achieved contract award on the Intercity Express Programme. It is among the biggest contracts
ever closed in the UK rail industry and will mean a step change in reliability, capacity and comfort
to British passengers. The new fleet of trains will be substantially built in the UK by our supplier
Hitachi Rail Europe in their new manufacturing plant in the north east of England, bringing
additional socio-economic benefits to Great Britain.”
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