New state-of-the-art Azuma trains will arrive in the North East on August 1. The trains, built at Hitachi's plant in County Durham, are already in use on the East Coast Main Line. But they've been ...

The new 125mph train whisking passengers from Newcastle to London in just over two-and-a-half hours is finally here. First announced in 2016, LNER’s state-of-the-art ‘Azuma’ trains begin their first ...

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New Azuma train has been introduced on the East Coast line. Credit: © London North Eastern Railway. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) in the UK has introduced the ...

The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Azuma train has been named 'Century' in a ceremony that took place at York Railway Station The ceremony marked 100 years of LNER services on the east ...

UK-based train operating company Virgin Trains' new ‘Azuma’ locomotive has travelled for the first time to Scotland as part of a rail connectivity improvement programme between Edinburgh and London.

New trains have been launched on the East Coast Main Line, five months later than planned. Publicly owned operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said its Azuma trains will boost capacity and ...

LNER's Customer Experience Leader Carolyn Sheard, one of the members of LNER staff featured in the livery design on ‘Century’, the first named and liveried train as part of the London North Eastern ...

LNER has unveiled its first named Azuma train in a ceremony marking 100 years of the train operator's services. Named 'Century', the train and its new livery were revealed with a fanfare at York ...