Hitachi Rail news – Page 7

  • The first Azuma-branded inter-city trainsets will be introduced between Leeds and London on May 15.
    Rail Business UK

    LNER launches Hitachi Azuma trainsets

    2019-05-14T15:20:02Z

    UK: ‘The launch of the Hitachi Azuma fleet is another step in the history of a route which has long been associated with iconic trains’, LNER Manging Director David Horne told guests on a preview train on May 14, the day before the new fleet is set to enter passenger ...

  • LNER hopes to have its first electro-diesel Class 800 bi-mode trainsets in revenue service before the summer.
    Rail Business UK

    LNER Azuma Class 800 authorised for passenger service

    2019-03-11T09:55:14Z

    UK: InterCity East Coast operator LNER has finally received approval for its Class 800 ‘Azuma’ trainsets to enter passenger service on the East Coast Main Line, subject to the completion of final testing. In a letter to manufacturer Hitachi Rail Europe, the Office of Road & Rail has authorised the ...

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    Metro Report International

    Hitachi to supply Baltimore metro trains and signalling

    2017-07-27T09:47:00Z

    USA: Maryland Transit Administration has awarded a $400·5m contract for the supply of metro rolling stock and signalling. The supplier is the Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners joint venture of Hitachi Rail Italy, which will supply 78 metro cars, and Ansaldo STS’s US subsidiary, which will replace ...

  • Hitachi Rail Europe is looking to develop new markets for trainsets produced at its £82m rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe.
    News

    Hitachi’s UK plant looks to the world market

    2017-05-08T11:45:00Z

    UK: Hitachi Rail Europe is looking to develop new markets for trainsets produced at its £82m rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England, according to Head of Business Development Jim Brewin. Speaking to Railway Gazette International on April 25, Brewin said Newton Aycliffe’s order books are full through ...

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    News

    Hitachi opens rail research centre

    2012-10-11T08:56:00Z

    UK: A European Rail Research Centre is to be opened in London by Hitachi, the company announced on October 10. Initially to be located within Hitachi Rail Europe’s offices in the centre of the city, the centre will form part of Hitachi Europe’s Transportation Energy & Environment ...

  • Hayabusa HST power car.
    News

    Hybrid technology enters the real world

    2007-07-01T09:59:00Z

    Fuel savings of up to 20% are anticipated during tests of a power car and three DMUs fitted with a prototype hybrid battery-diesel system which reuses braking energy for acceleration