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Hitachi rail workers will strike for 3 days from tomorrow in a row over pay and conditions.
RMT members are seeking an agreement in line with Hitachi members in Doncaster and Hitachi North Pole maintenance which secures a deal on breaks, leave entitlement, shift length and pay. However during negotiations, Hitachi Rail who had offered a 7.5% pay rise, then decided to withdraw paid meal breaks and a reduction in the working week elements of the offer. Maintenance schedules on LNER, Scotrail and TPE will be disrupted as a result. (Permalink) Hitachi Rail LNER ScotRail Strike TPE |
Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TPE have agreed in principle to retrofit intercity battery hybrid trains in order to carry out a trial of this clean technology on the Transpennine route in 2022.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Hitachi Rail TPE Transpennine Woodacre Crossing: Possibly because of the proposed changes to the Newcastle to Edinburgh route in May 2022, TPE Class 802 Hybrids worked a Craigentinny - Preston - Glasgow - Preston - Craigentinny test/training diagram ... Raskelf: A TransPennine Express Hitachi 5-coach Bi-Mode Class 802 unit runs north along the down fast line, on diesel power, just after passing the former Raskelf station location, to rear of view, whilst work ... Edinburgh Waverley: A Trans Pennine Class 802 leaves Edinburgh Waverley with the 12.33 to Newcastle on 3rd August 2020.
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