Work starts on building new East Coast IE trains

RailNews.co.uk -Work has started in Japan building the body shells for Intercity Expresses destined for the East Coast Main Line. The 65 sets are due to come into service with Virgin Trains East Coast from next year, and the main assembly of the new trains will be carried out at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham. A prototype set was run into London Kings Cross in March last year, when it was announced that the East Coast IE fleet will be branded Azuma, which is Japanese for east.