Intercity Express Programme

On 12 february 2009 the dft announced that agility trains a consortium led by hitachi was the preferred bidder with a train named the hitachi super express.

Intercity express programme. The train technical specification shows the intercity express programme s iep outputs that agility trains has agreed to deliver the iep contracts behind these outputs are comprised of the. The intercity express programme iep is currently the largest rolling stock investment programme in the uk for over 30 years. This project involved the procurement of both wholly electric units class 801 and bi mode trains class 800 powered by electric traction motors capable of running from overhead electric wires or on board diesel generators. The intercity express programme iep for this important step change in train travel in the uk we are providing new electric and bi mode trains for both the great western main line and the east coast main line.

Intercity express programme following the department for transport dft and agility trains east with its shareholders hitachi rail europe and john laing investments achievement of financial close on the east coast main line fleet of trains for the dft s intercity express programme iep in april 2014 all the financing is now in place to successfully deliver the iep. The intercity express programme iep is an initiative of the department for transport dft in the united kingdom to procure new trains to replace the intercity 125 and intercity 225 fleets on the east coast main line and great western main line these new trains would be built by hitachi as part of their a train family classified as class 800 electro diesel units and class 801 electric. The programme is termed the uk s most significant investment in rolling stock for over 30 years whatever trains emerge under iep they will remove the high speed train hst from the british railway network after around 40 years of fleet operation also the first generation electric train formations of the east coast main line ecml. The dft was accused of spin in its handling of.

I have decided to exercise an option that was contained in the intercity express programme iep contract signed in july 2012 with agility trains a consortium made up of hitachi and john laing. The department for transport started the intercity express programme. It is a unique opportunity for the market to contribute to the development introduction and long term operation of a new generation of trains to serve britain s rail network s long distance routes well into the 21st century. The ieps have arrived.

Rail features 16 sep. Rail features 14 jul. The intercity express programme is an initiative of the united kingdom s department for transport dft to procure new trains to replace the intercity 125 and intercity 225 fleets.