MARCH 1 will go down in UK railway history as a red-letter day. For in a single announcement, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond effectively approved both the HST replacement fleet and the electrification of the Great Western Main Line. The long-awaited Intercity Express Project (IEP) will see a major fleet of 533 'Super Express Train'vehicles ordered by the DfT from the Agility Trains consortium and produced by Japanese trainbuilder Hitachi at a new assembly plant to be built at Newton Aycliffe, in County Durham.
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机译：3月1日将是英国铁路史上的红色字母日。在一次公告中，运输部长菲利普·哈蒙德（Philip Hammond）有效地批准了HST替换车队和Great Western Main Line的电气化。期待已久的城际快车项目（IEP）将看到DfT从敏捷列车联盟订购的533辆“超级快车”车辆的主要车队，由日本火车制造商日立公司在将在牛顿艾克利夫建造的新装配厂生产，在达勒姆郡。
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