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 Line. These new trains would be built by Hitachi as part of their A-train family, classified as Class 800 electro-diesel units and Class 801 electric multiple units. Hitachi designated the units as the AT300 family, which is their Intercity High Speed fleet. Other AT300 units have also been ordered for other train operating companies, which are not part of the IEP.

"Hitachi Super Express" redirects here. For the express train service in Japan known as the "Super Hitachi", see Hitachi (Japanese train).
Not to be confused with Intercity-Express, the high-speed rail network in Germany..
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