The first batch of trains being loaded onto ships in Japan • PHOTO: HITACHI RAIL EUROPE
The first of a new batch of trains to be sent to the UK left Japan in mid-April, bound for a new life serving passengers in Scotland and the north of England with TransPennine Express, Rail Professional reported on 20 April.
The Hitachi Limited-built Nova 1 trains, which are scheduled to arrive in the UK in June, will offer free Wi-Fi in all classes, along with a new streaming entertainment system for passengers travelling between Liverpool and Manchester to Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and other cities.