The HS2 rolling stock are trains for the under-construction High Speed 2 (HS2) high-speed rail line in the United Kingdom. The contract was awarded to...
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High Speed 2 (redirect from HS2)
(3 ft 0 in) with some variation. In December 2021, DfT and HS2 announced that the rolling-stock contract had been awarded to the Hitachi–Alstom joint venture...
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have new rolling stock. The bidding process included Alstom, CAF, Hitachi, Siemens and Talgo. In December 2021, the contract for HS2 rolling stock was awarded...
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caused the death of the two train drivers and the injury of 31 people. HS2 rolling stock – a fork of the Zefiro V300 platform intended for High Speed 2 in...
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venture between Bombardier (later Alstom) and Hitachi Rail for the HS2 rolling stock tender for its first phase, for which it was awarded the contract...
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new housing estate. In December 2021 the contract for delivery of HS2 rolling stock was awarded to a partnership between Hitachi Rail and Alstom. Alstom's...
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Avanti West Coast (section Rolling stock)
metropolitan population of over 18 million. At the start of the franchise, the rolling stock used for these services consisted of 56 Class 390 Pendolino high speed...
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Gateway 45 (section HS2 depot)
scheme to expand. In July 2018, it was announced that a rolling stock facility for the proposed HS2 line would be located in Leeds in the Gateway 45 area...
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identify passenger rolling stock designs that will provide ‘a glimpse of the future’ and showcase the capability of the rolling stock supply chain to deliver...
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and 810 train sets. In December 2021, it was announced that the rolling stock for the HS2 line, would be produced as a joint venture between Hitachi and...
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depot is a planned depot in Washwood Heath, Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2), a high-speed railway line under construction in the United Kingdom. Planning...
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gauge as well as the HS2 line. The "classic compatible" trainsets will cost £40 million per trainset whereas the HS2-only stock (built to European loading...
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Elizabeth line (section Rolling stock)
HS2, despite challenges". ITV News. London: ITN. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022. "Crossrail rolling stock...
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collections of both historic and commercial railway locomotives and rolling stock. Peter Alan Waterman was born in Stoke Heath, Coventry, Warwickshire...
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CAF Newport (category CAF rolling stock)
CAF Newport is a rolling stock factory located at Celtic Business Park, near Llanwern steelworks in Newport. The site was announced as a train-building...
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2b: the remainder of phase 2 The concept of HS2 was that all major cities covered would have a city centre HS2 station. Liverpool, along with London, Birmingham...
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government's rolling stock plan stated a requirement for around 610 carriages for Crossrail, expected to be similar in design to the Thameslink rolling stock, to...
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Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (category Rolling stock manufacturers of Spain)
manufacture almost any type of rail vehicle. CAF has supplied railway rolling stock to a number of major urban transit operators around Europe, the US,...
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Siemens Goole (category Rolling stock manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
four train builders invited to bid for the contract to provide rolling stock for the HS2 line. One of the stipulations of the contract was that if the...
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franchise commitments was to replace the British Rail-era locomotives and rolling stock inherited by Virgin West Coast with brand new tilting trains. Following...
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permanent works on HS2's west London 'super-hub' station". HS2. June 2021. Lydall, Ross (5 February 2019). "Designs unveiled for new £1bn HS2 hub on site of...
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Regional Eurostar (section Rolling stock)
essentially a shortened variant of the typical Eurostar sets; the combined rolling stock and infrastructure investment into the regional Eurostar service reportedly...
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constructed locomotives, coaching stock, multiple units and freight wagons, as well as a number of non-rolling stock items required for the everyday running...
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Virgin Trains (section Rolling stock)
franchise commitments was to replace the British Rail-era locomotives and rolling stock inherited by Virgin West Coast with brand new tilting trains.. It was...
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Basford Hall Yard (section HS2)
"HS2: In your area Autumn 2015 – Madeley to Crewe" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Autumn 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2020. "Further HS2 depot...
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Derby Litchurch Lane Works (category Rolling stock manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
Litchurch Lane Works, formerly Derby Carriage and Wagon Works, is a railway rolling stock factory in Derby, England. It is presently owned by the multinational...
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km/h under construction (HS2). The East Coast Main Line will be increased from 200 to 225 km/h after re-signaling. Rolling stock is ready to be used on...
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original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011. "Phase 2a Act to bring HS2 to the north". gov.uk. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022. "What we...
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London Overground (section Rolling stock)
replaced with newer rolling stock. When the first London Overground services began, they were operated using Silverlink rolling stock which retained Silverlink's...
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Network Rail (section Rolling stock)
stations, but not the passenger or commercial freight rolling stock, other than its limited departmental stock.[citation needed] While it owns over 2,500 railway...
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