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Hitachi Begins Production of New InterCity Express Trains for GWR

The delivery of InterCity Express Trains to GWR will transform passenger experience for routes connecting London to Wales and the South West…

Milan Orders Additional Metro Trains from Hitachi Rail Italy

Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded a contract worth €106 million from ATM to manufacture an additional 15 “Leonardo” metro trains for the c…

UK: Hitachi Rail Europe Generate 150 New Jobs

Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining the new InterCity Express Trains to run on the Great Western route, is recruiting …

Weighwell Supply Static Train Weighing Systems for Miami and Honolulu

Weighwell have supplied two static train weighing systems for Hitachi Rail USA and Ansaldo Honolulu with the portable train weigher’s (PTW’s…

Hitachi and Trenitalia Unveil New Rock Trains

Production of the new Rock trains started 20 January, 2017. This is the brand name chosen for the new double deck regional train that Hitach…

First Train for Driverless Metro Unveiled in Taipei

Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS yesterday presented at the new Taipei maintenance facility, the first new driverless metro train for the …

Hitachi Unveils First UK Built Intercity Express Train

Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE), a global rail specialist with over 100 years of industry expertise, today celebrates the first Intercity Express …

Hitachi Rail Italy Awarded €108m Maintenance Contracts

Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded three Service contracts for a total amount of 108 million Euros. They are for the provision of maintenan…

Hitachi Intercity Trains Begin Digital Signalling Tests

Hitachi Intercity Trains, bound for passenger service on the Great Western route from 2017, have begun testing digital technology designed t…

GWR Orders Seven Hitachi Intercity Express Trains

Great Western Railway has announced the order of an extra seven bi-mode Hitachi Intercity Express Trains from Hitachi Rail Europe and Eversh…

Atkins Appointed to Review Thameslink Control System

Atkins will review the Tranista Thameslink control system to ensure it satisfies Network Rail’s functional and operational requirements.

Great Western Railway Electric Train Tests

The first Great Western Railway Electric Train Tests have been a success this weekend, following trial runs between Reading and Didcot.

GWR Hitachi Fleet Inaugural Run

reat Western Railway unveiled the first of its new GWR Hitachi fleet on 30 June 2016 at an event attended by UK Transport Secretary Patrick …

Hitachi Rail and RCA Announce Vehicle Design Competition Winners

Hitachi Rail Europe and the Royal College of Art have announced the winners of the vehicle design competition for high speed and deep tube t…

Hitachi Unveil Honolulu Metro Cars

Hitachi rail unveil the new metro of Honolulu Metro Cars which will operate on the island's new metro system. They were designed by Hitachi …

Japanese PM and Cameron Visit Hitachi Rail Site

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister David Cameron visit Hitachi Rail Europe's North Pole train maintenance centre as part of UK tou…

TransPennine Express and Angel Trains Order Hitachi AT300 Carriages

UK: Jewers Delivered Hitachi Factory Doors

Italy: Milan Metro Wins Finance Award

Prague to Host Railway Interiors Conference and Expo

The South West to Receive New AT300 Fleet

First Great Western have received the go ahead for a deal to receive 29 high speed trains, a brand new AT300 fleet, from Hitachi for the new…

First UK Traffic Management Contract Awarded to Hitachi Rail

Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) have been awarded the Thameslink contract for Traffic Management, the first UK traffic management contract, with N…

Hitachi Rail Reveal Vision of High Speed Rail

Hitachi Rail Europe to Provide New Trains for Abellio Franchise in Scotland