Government gives green light to £4.5bn train deal [Herald]
Date: 02/03/2011
RAIL passengers will see a new generation of cross-border trains enter service from 2016 after the Government gave the green light to a troubled £4.5 billion order
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Hitachi's intercity train deal finally leaves the sidings
Independent
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond gave the green light to the threatened Intercity Express Programme (IEP) yesterday, signalling a resumption of one of Britain's largest-ever train orders.
UPDATE 2-UK sticks with plans to buy Hitachi trains
Reuters
* $7 billion pound scheme to build 500 carriages
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