Date: 18/07/2013

A £1.2bn deal to build new UK trains has been won by Hitachi Rail Europe.
The firm will build 270 carriages at a new factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, which will start production in 2016.
The carriages are part of the class 800 series and will go into operation on the East Coast Main Line from 2019.

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Hitachi Rail Europe wins a £1.2bn contract to build new UK trains at its plant in the north east of England.

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