A £300 MILLION contract which will bring in huge investment and support 500 highly skilled jobs at Plymouth’s Laira depot has been announced.
Great Western Railway (GWR), Eversholt Rail and Hitachi Rail have announced an extension of their maintenance partnership, which will bring millions of pounds in investment in the UK supply chain and improve train service reliability for GWR customers.
Hitachi Rail’s successful and innovative train maintenance has earned the company a contract extension, worth over £300 million. It will see them maintain the GWR West of England fleet of 36 Class 802 Intercity Express Trains until 2028.
The maintenance programme will improve train availability and capacity for customers by utilising digital solutions and increasing maintenance at Laira depot, in Plymouth. The depot is operated by GWR. The depot is mainly concerned with the overhaul and daily servicing of its fleet of high-speed trains and diesel multiple units used on local services.
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