The first Class 385 electric multiple unit train cars produced by Hitachi, Ltd. for ScotRail have set sail for Scotland, the International Railway Journal reported on 5 August. The train forms part of an order for 70 trains worth £370mn.
The train was manufactured in Yamaguchi Prefecture, at the firm’s Kasado plant, where a further six trains will be made. The remainder will be constructed at the new Hitachi factory at Newton Aycliffe in North-East England.
The three- and four-car trains are due to enter service in autumn 2017.