Further e-mail. Not much more useful info, but a link to the train specification used by Agility.
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From: enquiries@agilitytrains.com
To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
enquiries@agilitytrains.com
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you very much for contacting the Agility Trains Consortium and for your interest in the recent announcement that Agility Trains is the preferred bidder for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
The Hitachi Super Express train concept design, that formed the central part of our bid, has been optimised to provide the best overall whole-life value-for-money for the UK railway and to comply with the Train Technical Specification published by the DfT. As specified,
many of the internal features of the train are designed to be customised by the Train Operating Companies, to best meet the requirements of their franchise and their passengers. This
includes features like seat pitch, the number of tables verses the number of airline style seats, the number of toilets,
the bicycle storage capacity and the catering facilities. The Hitachi Super Express train complies with the Train Technical Specification, to the extent that all these features are available for the Train Operating Companies to select. Agility Trains will be engaging with the Train Operating Companies in the coming months to finalise the train specification for each of the routes and more details will be released as they are agreed.
The Train Technical Specification is available to download from the DfT website: Department for Transport - Intercity Express Programme
Please accept my apologies for not being able to provide you a more specific answer at this stage, but we would ask you to be patient. The announcement last week was just our selection as preferred bidder and we expect it will take several months to finalise the contract negotiations.
Kind regards,
Alistair Dormer
Chief Executive Officer
Agility Trains