Traction & Rolling Stock

First Hitachi IEP trainset arrives in Britain

By 2015-03-12T11:08:00

The first Class 800 trainset for the Intercity Express Programme arrives in Southampton (Photo: DfT).

UK: The first pre-series Class 800 trainset for the Intercity Express Programme was unloaded at the port of Southampton’s Queen Elizabeth II Terminal on March 12, watched by guests including Transport Minister Claire Perry and the city’s mayor.

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