First Hitachi EMU for ScotRail on test [IRJ]





Date: 18/09/2016

TESTING has started at the Velim test track in the Czech Republic of the first of 70 class 385 EMUs being built by Hitachi Rail Europe for the ScotRail franchise operated by Abellio. This is the first of six four-car trains being built by Hitachi at its Kasado factory in Japan. The remainder of the order for 24 four-car and 46 three-car EMUs will be produced at Hitachis new factory in Newton Aycliffe, Britain.


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