First IEP arrives.

[KingBBoogaloo]

Havent seen this in the news yet, but the first IEP vechical arrived in the UK via Port of Tyne on the 19th January.

The driving car will be used for training at Hitachis new plant and precedes the first pre-series sets currently at sea.

See:http://www.portoftyne.co.uk/news/po...-bring-training-carriage-to-the-port-of-tyne/

A training carriage for the Hitachi Rail Europe plant in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham rolled off the 229 metre long vehicle carrier Höegh London and into the Port of Tyne on Sunday 18 January.

The part assembled train carriage will become Hitachi plant's training unit. It was built at Hitachi's factory in Kasado, Japan and was transported from Kobe Japan, traveling 52 days and 12,880 nautical miles to reach the Port of Tyne's Höegh Northern Terminal.

The arrival of the training carriage represents a significant milestone for Hitachi Rail Europe, as a major investor in the skills development of its future workforce in the North East.

Andrew Moffat, Chief Executive Officer Port of Tyne, said: "The Port of Tyne has been working with Hitachi Rail, Höegh and NSA UK Ltd to ensure that this shipment goes smoothly.

 

[swt_passenger]

The article from the Newcastle Journal was posted on the day in the 'Class 800' thread here:

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2046904&postcount=420

 

[KingBBoogaloo]

Ive only just relaised an IEP and class 800 are the same thing, my bad!

 

[swt_passenger]

Ive only just relaised an IEP and class 800 are the same thing, my bad!

That would explain it, I expect you looked for something headed IEP.

 

[Nym]

That would be because IEP is the project, the train is a Hitachi SET

 

[BananaRepublic]

That would be because IEP is the project, the train is a Hitachi SET

Correct. There is no such train called "IEP".
The "P" is for "programme"
The type of train is as Nym says, a Hitachi SET.