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Hitachi unveils new train interiors [Northern Echo]

Date: 31/07/2013

THE first images showing the interior of Hitachi's North-East built express trains have been released, giving passengers a glimpse of the rolling stock that will run on the East Coast Main Line later this decade. Hitachi Rail Europe chose British firm DCA Design International to design the interiors of its new Super Express Trains as part of the Government's Inter City Express Programme(IEP) to revamp the UK's 40-year old high speed trains.

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THE first images showing the interior of Hitachi's North-East built express trains have been released, giving passengers a glimpse of the rolling

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