Latest Hitachi Rail News
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Network Rail Pilots Automated Hazard Detection on East Coast Main Line
Network Rail and Hitachi Rail are piloting automated monitoring technology to detect potential hazards on the East Coast Main Line.
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Italy: Metro Line 6 Opens in Naples
The City of Naples has commenced passenger service on Metro Line 6, which will use Hitachi Rail’s digital signalling and rolling stock.
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Germany: Hitachi Rail Installs Digital Interlocking at Meitingen-Mertingen
Hitachi Rail has completed the installation of its digital interlocking (DSTW) technology at Meitingen-Mertingen.
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Hitachi Rail Installs ETCS L2 Trial Track in Finland
Hitachi Rail has successfully installed an ETCS Level 2 trial track on the Kouvola-Kotka/Hamina line in Finland.
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Hitachi Rail Acquires Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems
Hitachi Rail has officially acquired Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems for a price of 1.66 billion EUR.
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Hitachi Rail Retrofits TransPennine Express Train with Battery Technology
With Angel Trains and Turntide Technologies, Hitachi Rail has retrofitted battery technology on a TransPennine Express train.
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Hitachi Rail Unveils Long-Distance Hybrid Battery Train
Hitachi Rail and Trenitalia have unveiled the long-distance version of Europe’s first hybrid battery-powered train.
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Washington Metro to Present New Hitachi 8000 Series Rail Cars
At a preview event, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is displaying its 8000 series rail cars manufactured by Hitachi Rail.…
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Italy: Hitachi Rail to Supply 22 Metro Trains in Naples
Hitachi Rail has gained a new contract from the Municipality of Naples to supply 22 new-generation trains for Naples Metro Line 6.
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Hitachi Rail Completes First Dynamic Testing of Its Digital Interlocking Signalling System on Paris-Lyon HSR Line
Hitachi Rail, in collaboration with SNCF Reseau, has completed the first dynamic test of its new signalling system for the Paris-Lyon line.
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Hitachi Rail Develops First Declaration to Track Social Impacts of Its Trains
Hitachi Rail has become the first rolling stock manufacturer that can track the social impacts of its products throughout their life cycle.
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Trenitalia Orders 30 ETR1000 High-Speed Trains from Hitachi
Hitachi Rail has been contracted to supply 30 ETR1000 trains to Trenitalia for use on the Italian high-speed network.
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Australia: Hitachi Rail Upgrades AutoHaul™ Interlocking System
Hitachi Rail is upgrading the interlocking system for Rio Tinto’s autonomous heavy haul rail network, AutoHaul™ in Western Australia.
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Hitachi Rail Gains EU Clearance for Acquisition of Thales’ GTS
Hitachi Rail has secured clearance from the European Commission for its 1,660 million EUR acquisition of Thales’ GTS.
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Hitachi Rail Gains UK CMA Clearance for Acquisition of Thales' GTS
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made a final decision for Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales' Ground Transportation.
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Hitachi Rail Refiles Merger Notification for Acquisition of Thales' GTS
Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission to seek final clearance for the acquisition of Thales' GTS.
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New Hitachi Trams to Commence Service in Turin
Hitachi Rail has announced that 30 new trams will start service in Turin on 11 September under a contract with Gruppo Torinese Trasporti.
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HS2 Trains Achieve BSI PAS 2080 Carbon Reduction Standard
HS2's high-speed electric trains have become the first in the world to achieve BSI's PAS 2080 carbon reduction standard.
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UK: Refurbishment Work Complete on Southeastern's First High-Speed Javelin Train
Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have completed refurbishment work on the first of 29 Southeastern high-speed Javelin trains.
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€1.8 Billion Contract Awarded for Verona–Padua High Speed Line
IRICAV DUE has won a contract to deliver the track and digital signalling for a section of high-speed rail between Verona and Padua.
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Japan: Tobu Railway Begins Operating Hitachi's SPACIA X Trains
Tobu Railway has commenced operations of Hitachi Rail’s new Series N100 SPACIA X trains from Tokyo to Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen in Japan.
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Hitachi Rail Awarded New Contract to Maintain TransPennine Express Nova 1 Trains
Hitachi Rail has been awarded an eight-year contract to continue its maintenance of 19 intercity Class 802 trains – the Nova 1 fleet.
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Hitachi Rail Pilots New Solution for Testing Digital Signalling in Queensland
Hitachi Rail is piloting its ‘Over and Back’ testing solution to deliver ETCS digital signalling for Queensland’s Cross River Rail project.
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Hitachi Rail Completes Phase 1 Rollout of Tri-Mode 'Blues' Trains
Hitachi Rail has completed phase one of the production and rollout of its tri-mode Masaccio trains for service in Italy.