Hitachi has started testing its Class 802 trains, which will form a part of Great Western Railway's South West Intercity fleet. The first of GWR’s Intercity Express trains carried out test runs ...

The first five-car test train left Japan for the UK on Wednesday Test trains for the new fleet of Intercity Express Trains on the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the South West have left Japan, heading ...

A £300m contract which will bring millions of pounds in investment and support 500 highly-skilled jobs at the Laira Depot has been announced. Great Western Railway Eversholt Rail, and Hitachi Rail ...

Rail passengers in Devon are a step closer to experiencing new trains as Hitachi begins testing the Class 802 fleet. On Tuesday, the first of Great Western Railway’s Intercity Express Trains for Devon ...

The chaos on the Great Western Rail services today comes after a £16million test train severely damaged 500 metres (550 yards) of overhead electric wires. The Class 802 Hitachi train, which GWR hopes ...