Latest Hitachi Rail News
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Dynamic Testing Begins on Avanti West Coast’s Fleet of Hitachi Trains
The first of Avanti West Coast's new fleet of Hitachi bi-mode trains has begun dynamic testing at Network Rail’s RIDC.
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Hitachi Rail to Manufacture New Trains for Milan Metro
Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) has awarded a framework agreement to Hitachi Rail to manufacture the new trains for the Milan Metro.
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Fully Electric Rail Operator Lumo Marks First Anniversary with Two Key Achievements
Lumo has attracted one million passengers and seen rail overtake air travel as the preferred mode of transport between Edinburgh and London.
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Hitachi Rail Shares Final Designs of New Maryland Factory and Test Track
Hitachi Rail has unveiled the final designs for its new Washington County, Maryland train factory and 800-yard test track.
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UK: Javelin High-Speed Trains to Receive £27 Million Upgrade
Eversholt Rail, Southeastern and Hitachi Rail are upgrading the Class 395 high-speed Javelin trains that operate between London and Kent.
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Australia: Forrestfield-Airport Link Opens in Perth
The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) has commissioned Perth’s Forrestfield-Airport link.
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InnoTrans: Hitachi and Trenitalia Unveil Battery Hybrid Blues Train
Hitachi Rail and Trenitalia have unveiled the tri-mode 'Blues' battery hybrid train for Italy at InnoTrans 2022.
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First Choice in Washington D.C.: ZF Supplies the US Capital Metro with Transmissions
ZF will produce a newly developed two-stage spur gear drive for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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Honolulu Rail System Commences Trial Runs
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has announced that trial testing for the Honolulu Rail System commenced on 29 August 2022.
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World's First Fully Automated Heavy-Haul Rail System Sees 10% Expansion
The world's first fully automated heavy-rail system AutoHaul has been increased by 166km to connect Rio Tinto's new Gudai-Darri iron ore min…
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Hitachi Rail to Work on World-First Application of ATO over ETCS
Hitachi Rail has been chosen to install ATO over ETCS Level 2 technology across Queensland’s New Generation Rollingstock fleet.
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Hitachi Rail to Provide ERTMS RBC Technology for SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau has selected Hitachi Rail to develop and deploy wayside ERTMS Radio Block Centers (RBC) for the French railway network.
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Hitachi Rail to Install ERTMS Signalling on Tågab Trains
Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen AB (Tågab) has contracted Hitachi Rail to install ERTMS signalling technology on-board trains in Sweden and Norway.
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Alstom Transfers ETR 1000 Platform to Hitachi Rail Following Bombardier Acquisition
Alstom has concluded the transfer of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the ETR 1000 high-speed train to Hitachi Rail.
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Hitachi Installs Live Wheelset Monitoring System on GWR High-Speed Trains
Hitachi Rail is installing a world-first monitoring system on GWR's high-speed fleet to provide digital data on train wheelset performance.
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Taiwan: EMU3000 Receives Prestigious Design Award
Hitachi and the Taiwan Railway Administration have received the 2022 iF Design Award for the EMU3000 electric intercity express train.
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UK: Testing Begins on Avanti West Coast’s New Fleet of Hitachi Trains
Static testing has begun on the first of Avanti West Coast’s new fleet of trains at Hitachi Rail’s Newton Aycliffe factory.
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Italy: RFI Awards 2.7bn ERTMS Tender
RFI has awarded its tender for the design and construction of an ERTMS across 4,200 kilometres of railway lines in Italy.
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Copenhagen Metro and Hitachi Rail Sign Digital Asset Management Agreement
The Copenhagen Metro, Metro Service, and Hitachi Rail have concluded a digital asset management agreement to make services more reliable.
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Hitachi Rail Unveils New Digital Rail Products
Hitachi Rail has launched its latest digital rail products at the 2022 Railway Systems Supplies Inc. Communication & Signalling exhibition.
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ORR Publishes Final Report on Hitachi Rail's Class 800 Cracks
The ORR has made a number of recommendations after reviewing the safety issues that caused the Class 800 trains to be withdrawn last year.
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US: Hitachi Rail to Build New Manufacturing Hub in Washington County, Maryland
Hitachi Rail has chosen Washington County, Maryland as the location for its new $70m manufacturing site.
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Hitachi Rail Trials Condition Monitoring Tech in Scotland
Hitachi Rail and its subsidiary Perpetuum have won a contract with Network Rail to develop condition monitoring technology in Scotland.
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Hitachi Rail Chosen to Digitalise Infranord Maintenance Trains
Infranord has chosen Hitachi Rail to design, build and install on-board digital signalling systems for its yellow maintenance trains.