# Hitachi Rail invests £8.5M in Newton Aycliffe welding and painting facility

Hitachi Rail invested £8.5 million to build welding and painting facilities at its Newton Aycliffe factory, enabling complete fabrication of train carriage shells in the UK. Atlas Copco's distributor Wearside Pneumatics designed and installed the compressed air and argon pipework.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-07
- Where: Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, United Kingdom
- Value: $10.4M (8.50M GBP)
- Status: completed
- Products: train carriage shells, compressed air pipework, argon gas pipework

## Companies

- [Hitachi Rail](https://endata.com/companies/9442.md)
- [Atlas Copco](https://endata.com/companies/505.md) (supplier)
- [Wearside Pneumatics](https://endata.com/companies/9443.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [pandct.com](https://www.pandct.com/news/atlas-copco-compressed-airargon-pipework-system-plays-a-vital-role-in-hitachi-rails-new-85-million-uk-welding-and-painting-facility/), 2022-07-07: "Hitachi Rail has invested £8.5 million to create bespoke welding and painting facilities within its Newton Aycliffe factory."

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