MTU, a Rolls-Royce subsidiary, is to supply additional Series 1600 MTU PowerPacks to Hitachi Rail Europe, and will assume responsibility for their maintenance from 2017. The maintenance contract runs for the 27.5-year lifetime of Hitachi’s service and maintenance contract for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
The full-service maintenance agreement covers both preventive maintenance and any repairs and major overhauls.
In 2012, Hitachi Rail Europe selected MTU to supply 250 PowerPacks for the Class 800 and 801 IEP trains. A contract for the delivery of additional PowerPacks for the IEP project has now been signed.
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