Hitachi Wins UK's Top Reliability Award for Third Year

The Lumo (Class 803) fleet was awarded Gold – the highest accolade possible – in the 2ndGeneration new inter-city category.

The 100% electric Lumo fleet was built in the North East at Hitachi Rail's Newton Aycliffe's manufacturing facility and helped transform passenger journeys on the East Coast Mainline. It is currently the UK's most reliable fleet. The fleet's incredible reliability over the past 12 months is a result of customer collaboration, tireless work from their maintenance teams, and integration of new digital solutions.

This is the third year in the row Hitachi Rail's maintenance team has won Gold for outstanding performance and reliability.

The Golden Spanner awards are organised by Modern Railways and are the rail industry's most prestigious awards for fleet reliability based on reliability data from the past 12 months.

Digital maintenance has played a major role in maintaining consistently high levels of train availability across the rail network. Hitachi Rail's digital maintenance offerincludes digital asset monitoring solutions, which captures information about the train in real-time. This reduces depot downtime and digitally optimises maintenance activities.

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