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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