UK: Operator TransPennine Trains Ltd has awarded manufacturer Hitachi Rail a contract to continue to maintain its 19 Class 802/2 inter-city trainsets until 2031.
Hitachi Rail said the £240m eight-year contract announced on July 10 would help to maintain more than 550 jobs at depots in northern England and Scotland.
The five-car electro-diesel trainsets owned by leasing company Angel Trains have accumulated over 12 million km on TransPennine Express services between between Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh since entering traffic in 2019.
