Latest Hitachi Rail News
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Hull Trains Receives First Hitachi Class 802 'Paragon'
Hull Trains has received the first of its five Class 802 'Paragon' trains from Hitachi. They will enter service over time, all by early 2020…
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Abellio Takes Over East Midlands Franchise
Operating as East Midlands Railway, Abellio has taken over the East Midlands franchise, which it will run for eight years, until 2027.
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Industry Insider Week 31 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 31: Alstom supply 10 additonal Coradia trains to various French regions, launch the Citadis and more.
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£400 Million Investment in Hitachi Trains for East Midlands Railway
Abellio UK, franchisee of East Midlands Railway (EMR), invests £400 million in new Hitachi trains for East Midlands Railway.
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Eight-Car Trains Introduced on Edinburgh – Glasgow Route
ScotRail have introduced the first eight-car Class 385 trains on the main line between Glasgow Queen Street station and Edinburgh Waverley.
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FirstCLass Upgrades LNER /Hitachi’s Depot Safety
FirstClass Safety and Control have been working with the LNER Hitachi Craigentinny Depot, Edinburgh to upgrade their Depot Protection System…
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Bombardier and Hitachi Reveal Proposed HS2 Train Design
Bombardier and Hitachi have unveiled the first image of their proposed HS2 train design. They will submit their bid to HS2 Ltd today.
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Trenitalia to Get 14 New ETR1000 Very High-Speed Trains
A Hitachi-Bombardier partnership is to design and manufacture 14 ETR1000 trains for Trenitalia, adding to the 50 the Italian TOC operates.
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Industry Insider Week 20 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 20: highlights of Railtex 2019 with Siemens showcasing its Velaro Novo and Alstom its hydrogen Breeze…
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Hitachi Azuma Enters Service for LNER
The first Hitachi Azuma trains have entered service on the East Coast Main Line between London and Leeds for franchise operator LNER.
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Industry Insider Week 16 – 7 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 16: Stadler presents its new Capricorn train and wins locomotive contract in Finland.
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Transport for the North Chief Executive Visits Hitachi Rail
The Chief Executive of Transport for the North (TfN) visited Hitachi Rail as part of TfN's vision for the future of the North's economy.
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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New Hitachi Class 385 Electric Train Deployed on Additional Routes
The new Hitachi Class 385 electric multiple unit has entered service on additional routes in Scotland, bringing the total in operation to 31…
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11 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 50
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 50 (10–14 December 2018): all the week's important rolling stock, infrastructure, business, polic…
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Hitachi Launches Joint Bid for Tyne and Wear Metro Trains
Hitachi has joined forces with Spencer Group to bid for a 500 million pound contract to build new Tyne and Wear metro trains along with a ma…
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Hitachi and Bombardier Announce a Global High Speed Rail Learning Programme
Hitachi and Bombardier have announced their plans to establish a Global High Speed Rail Learning Programme. The transport and engineering co…
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Weekly Railway News Bulletin: 17–21 Sep 2018
The weekly railway news roundup for the week 17–21 September 2018: all the news from the rail industry with a focus on InnoTrans 2018, as we…
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FNM Signs Agreement With Hitachi for Double-Deck Regional Trains
Ferrovie Nord Milano S.p.A. and Hitachi Rail Italy have signed an 8-year framework agreement for the supply of high-capacity double-deck reg…
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Bombardier and Hitachi Set Up Joint Bid Centre to Design HS2 Trains
Hitachi Rail Europe and Bombardier Transportation have committed to setting up a new bid centre in Birmingham to develop their proposal to d…
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Hitachi and Mitsubishi Sign MoU with Panama Metro to Deliver Monorail
Ansaldo STS, a joint-venture between Hitachi Rail Systems and Mitsubishi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Panama Metro (MPSA) f…
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UK: Hitachi Opens New Building at Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility
Hitachi has opened a new building at its Newton Aycliffe Manufacturing Facility in the UK which builds intercity and commuter trains. The pr…
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ScotRail: First of 26 Upgraded InterCity Trains Arrives in Edinburgh
ScotRail has confirmed that the first vehicle in its fleet of 26 upgraded high-speed InterCity trains has arrived in Scotland. The upgraded …
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Polarteknik Awarded SCM Partner of the Year 2018 by Hitachi Rail
On July 3rd at the Hitachi Rail Supplier meeting in Firenze Palazzo Vecchio, Polarteknik was awarded SCM partner of the year 2018 in recogni…