Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe
Location type
WorksName and dates
Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe
| Nearby stations Heighington Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Shildon Shildon [1st] Tunnel Junction [Shildon] Darlington North Road Darlington [1st] Southchurch Piercebridge Bradbury Darlington [Bank Top] Coundon Bishop Auckland Sedgefield | Simpasture Junction Edin Pit Shildon Yard Thickley Quarry Middridge Colliery Shildon South Junction Shildon Coal Drops Coke Works Shildon Goods Soho Works Masons Arms Level Crossing Shildon Works Wagon Works Shildon Works Engine Shed Charity Junction Tourist/other NRM Shildon |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /2011 | Hitachi Rail Europe Chooses Newton Aycliffe for their new factory site, Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe. |
| 18/07/2013 | Hitachi Rail Europe Hitachi Rail Europe wins a £1.2 billion contract to build 270 carriages for Class 800s at a new Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham, which will start production in 2016. The Class 800s are to enter use on the East Coast Main Line in 2019. |
| 07/01/2015 | Hitachi Rail Europe The first of 122 225km/h five car bi-mode Class 800 trains leaves Hitachi's Kasado works for the port of Kobe with an expected arrival in Southampton in March. Thirteen trains will be built in Japan with the remaining 109 sets assembled at Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe. |
| 18/05/2016 | Hitachi Rail Europe Hitachi Rail Europe test a Class 800 on their tracks at the Hitachi Rail Europe Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham. |
