The first of Avanti West Coast's fleet of new trains leaves Hitachi Rail's factory to begin a two month programme of dynamic testing.
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The North East of England will again be at the forefront of railway manufacturing as it was today confirmed the brand new HS2 trains would be built in Newton Aycliffe.

The Government today revealed Hitachi/Alston JV had won the £2bn contract with County Durham playing a huge role in the assembly of 54 'bullet trains.'

It is understood around 2,500 jobs across the region, the UK and wider supply chain will be created as a result of the contract to build.
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'Our aspiration is to do more and continue to advance high-speed train technology and the benefit they can offer passengers around the world,' - Nick Hughes.
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North east of England is 'synonymous with the best trains in the world' according to Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe factory's local MP
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Thursday 3rd September marks the five year anniversary of Hitachi Rail officially opening its state-of-the-art train manufacturing factory in Newton Aycliffe. From the empty shell that was opened by then Prime Minister David Cameron, the team has built 192 trains over the last five years that are now in service.
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Contracts worth £60m for Hitachi Rail Europe to supply and maintain five AT300 five-car electro-diesel multiple-units for use by open access company Hull Trains were finalised by the operator's parent company FirstGroup and leasing company Angel Trains on November 2.

This follows the granting of a 10-year track access agreement to the Yorkshire “ London open access operator, running from 2019 until December 2029.

Hitachi is to build the AT300 trainsets at its plant at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham, and maintain them at Bounds Green depot in north London. They are expected to come into service in 2019, running under 25 kV 50 Hz electrification on the East Coast Main Line and continuing on diesel power to Hull and Beverley.
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