Intercity Express Programme

Overview:

• Intercity Express Programme.
• The programme will provide new rolling stock for the Great Western and East Coast rail routes.
• It is funded by Agility Trains and is being developed together with Hitachi Rail, GWR, Virgin Trains East Coast and Network Rail.
• The first phase of the programme consists the introduction of 57 new Class 800 Hitachi trains that will run between Bristol and Paddington.
• The second phase consists of the introduction of 65 Class 800 trains on the East Coast route and the construction of a major new maintenance facility at Doncaster
• Agility Trains is a consortium compromising Hitachi Rail Europe, John Laing Group and John Laing Infrastructure Fund.
• The lending group includes Japan Bank for International Co-operation, EIB, BTMU, Lloyds, HSBC, SMBC, Mitsubishi Trust Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Mizuho, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale and the Development Bank of Japan.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst