The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Hitachi Rail, Transpennine Express and Angel Trains have begun a UK first trial testing a battery powered intercity train converted from diesel power. The Nova 1/Class 802 train will be used to ...

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).

Rail passengers face disruption across the first weekend of November as two key stretches of intercity line are closed for engineering work. The East Coast Main Line will be closed in Yorkshire ...

Challenges in UK rail electrification highlight the need for a strategic approach to decarbonize transport while ensuring ...