Sign up to our weekly newsletter, RAIL Briefing

FirstGroup orders 14 Hitachi 80X units for Lumo services on Great Western and East Coast Main Lines


06/12/2024 in News

803003 waits to leave Edinburgh with the 1613 to King’s Cross on a very rainy November 27 2023. PIP DUNN

FirstGroup has placed an order for 14 new five-car Hitachi 80X Hitachi units for its open access operations.




Comment as guest


Login  /  Register

Comments

No comments have been made yet.

RAIL is Britain's market leading modern railway magazine.

Download the app

Related content

FirstGroup buys Grand Union's Carmarthen-Paddington open access operation and requests new Paignton service

05/12/2024

FirstGroup is to run both services under its Lumo brand, with Carmarthen still set to start in 2027

Transport Committee Inquiry launched into boom-or-bust cycles

18/12/2024

The Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate how the government can establish a stable pipeline of rail projects to secure the future of the industry.

Go-op to launch fundraising campaign as it seeks £2.8m to start services

17/12/2024

The open access operator was given permission by the ORR to run services from as early as December 2025, though 2026 is more likely