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Powerpacks and maintenance for British High Speed Trains<br />

Rail<br />

Lifelong service<br />

The Intercity Express Programme, or IEP for short, is one of the biggest transport<br />

projects in the UK in recent years. After a tendering process spanning roughly<br />

five years, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) placed an order with Agility<br />

Trains for 92 trains comprising close to 600 carriages for two of the country's<br />

major rail routes, the Great Western Main Line (GWML) and the East Coast Main<br />

Line (ECML) in July 2012. The Agility Trains consortium headed by Hitachi Rail<br />

Europe was awarded the contract to develop and build the Hitachi Super Express<br />

Train and maintain it for 27½ years. The trains are scheduled to start service on<br />

the GWML in 2017 and on the ECML from 2018. <strong>MTU</strong> is the preferred supplier<br />

for 250 diesel-electric Powerpacks and also to maintain the Powerpacks for the<br />

entire life of the trains.<br />

<strong>MTU</strong> Report 03/12 I 17

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