Agility Trains is consortium of
Hitachi,
Axa UK and
John Laing, which has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture, and maintain a fleet of long-distance class
800
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Year 800 ( DCCC) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It was around this time that the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years, so ...
and
801
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Year 801 ( DCCCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Emperor Charlemagne formally cedes Nordalbian territory (modern-day Schleswig-H ...
trains to replace the
fleet as part of the
Department for Transport's
Intercity Express Programme
The Intercity Express Programme (IEP) is an initiative of the Department for Transport (DfT) in the United Kingdom to procure new trains to replace the InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 fleets on the East Coast Main Line and Great Western Main Li ...
.
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The class 800 and 801s are designed to provide more seats and reduced journey times whilst being more
environmentally friendly. Originally a 70/30
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...
between Hitachi and John Laing, in March 2018, Axa purchased half of John Laing's shareholding.
In November 2021 GLIL Infrastructure purchase a 30% stake from Hitachi.
References
External links
Agility Trains
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Axa
Hitachi
John Laing Group
Railway companies established in 2008
2008 establishments in England