Railway system supplier Hitachi has unveiled one of the three pre-series Class 800 intercity train sets being built for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) of UK’s Department for Transport (DfT).

The Product Design Technical Group (PDTG) of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society congratulates DCA Design International on receiving the 14th Annual Stanley H. Caplan User-Centered Product Design ...

Low-speed running trials of three pre-series Class 800 intercity train sets have started as part of the UK’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP). The train set is an altered model of the Class 395, ...

TESTS are continuing on an inter city express train, which will be made in the North-East and deliver high-speed services to the East Coast Main Line. Hitachi Rail Europe says its Class 800 model is ...

A LEADING train operator has reintroduced a number of services after safety issues arose last week. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has returned some of its Hitachi Class 800 trains, known as its ...

High-speed trains withdrawn from service after cracks appeared had been affected by fatigue and stress corrosion, according to a new report. The trains were built as part of the Government's £7.5 ...

STEPHEN Joseph (chief executive officer of Campaign for Better Transport) has forcefully exposed the need for adequate passenger consultation on seat design for the new Hitachi Class 800 Azuma trains ...

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Britain's rail network can start to return to normal as many trains made by Japan's Hitachi which were withdrawn five days ago can re-enter service following safety tests, the government said on ...