Virtual Railfan Tour UK - Hitachi Manufacturing Plant at Newton Aycliffe near Darlington

This is an Azuma electric train under test on the main line at Darlington.. These are built by Hitachi at Newton Aycliffe.

Paul and I returned from Shildon to Darlington. On the way we saw to the west a large manufacturing plant with a siding with overhead wires.  Newton Aycliffe is where Hitachi assemble the trains they are building for the UK rail network. My good friend Brian Ward organized a visit to this plant on 22 August 2018 and sends these pictures.

The railway works of today

How the build progress is tracked

What the passenger doesn't see

A GWR coach

A body shell for Scot Rail arrives

A Scotrail train leaves for the outside world and testing

Drivers cab of a GWR class 800 

One of the new GWR trains entering Paddington station.

This video covers the operations at the plant.