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Hitachi Newton Aycliffe secures monumental £300m order for 'cutting edge' trains

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Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe will deliver 45 state-of-the-art battery hybrid carriages for Grand Central in 2028, it has been revealed.

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Hitachi Newton Aycliffe secures monumental £300m order for 'cutting edge' trains

Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe will deliver 45 state-of-the-art battery hybrid carriages for Grand Central in 2028, it has been revealed.

·County Durham, United Kingdom
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Hitachi County Durham wins £300m Arriva train order – Northern Financial Review

Arriva Group has announced an order for nine cutting-edge battery hybrid trains to replace its entire Grand Central fleet. The trains will be manufactured at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham, helping to protect jobs and skills at their UK manufacturing base. The order for 45 Hitachi Rail “tri-mode” cars, which have the flexibility to run on electrified and non-electrified tracks, along with a 10-year maintenance contract, repre…

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UK Rail Transformed: £300m Tri-Mode Fleet Order to Boost Capacity, Cut Emissions, and Revolutionize Travel

UK Rail Transformed: £300m Tri-Mode Fleet Order to Boost Capacity, Cut Emissions, and Revolutionize Travel (IN BRIEF) Arriva Group has announced a £300 million order for 45 new trains, featuring state-of-the-art tri-mode technology that can operate on electrified tracks, battery power, or diesel. Manufactured at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe facility and financed by Angel Trains, the new fleet will increase seating capacity by 20 percent, addin…

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Hitachi Newton Aycliffe secures monumental £300m order

A County Durham train builder has secured a monumental £300m contract to build dozens of “cutting-edge” battery hybrid train cars in a move bosses say will protect jobs at its factory.

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New tri-mode trains coming for Grand Central as order is placed

An order for nine new Tri-Mode trains, worth £300m, has been placed by Arriva Group to replace its entire Grand Central fleet.

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Rail boost for North East as Grand Central signs deal with Hitachi

New battery hybrid trains will be made in County Durham after the rail regulator allowed Grand Central services to be extended until 2038

·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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