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                                    Hitachi Take Over!

While the Great Western Railway have been running the Hitachi AT300 'Intercity High Speed' train for some time, the IEP family really has come to dominate the mainline Railway scene in the UK during 2019. As well as GWR's IETs, LNER, Transpennine Express and Hull Trains have launched their Azuma, Nova 1 and Paragon fleets respectively with two more fleets for East Midlands Railway and Avanti West Coast due to get some trains of this type in the future.

Enthusiasts seem to loathe them (as with all new trains that replace popular types) but I personally think they're not too bad, I don't think they suit the long distance usage of LNER but for TPE and Hull Trains they're ideal. Hopefully in time they'll settle in to become worthy successors of our beloved HSTs!

