Hitachi has started testing its Class 802 trains, which will form a part of Great Western Railway's South West Intercity fleet. The first of GWR’s Intercity Express trains carried out test runs ...

The intention is to undergo testing on a Great Western Railway (GWR) Class 802 train in the coming year. Credit: Hitachi Rail. Hitachi Rail, in collaboration with Eversholt Rail, has proceeded to the ...

Hitachi will install Perpetuum truck and wheelset monitoring. Hitachi Rail is installing a wireless system to monitor the performance of truck and wheelset components on the 93 class 800 and class 802 ...

Hitachi Rail's successful and innovative train maintenance has earned the company a contract extension, worth over £300 million. It will see them maintain the GWR West of England fleet of 36 Class 802 ...

Great Western Railway has been conducting a series of test runs between Reading and London Euston, as it prepares for lengthy service disruption. For periods over the next four years, GWR trains will ...

Industry standards should be reviewed after fatigue and corrosion led to high-speed trains being withdrawn from service, the rail regulator has found. Cracks were found in more than 180 Hitachi trains ...

A £300m contract which will bring millions of pounds in investment and support 500 highly-skilled jobs at the Laira Depot has been announced. Great Western Railway Eversholt Rail, and Hitachi Rail ...