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7 December 2018 17:00

New assignment to Ansaldo STS from Saturno Consortium for the HS/HC Milano-Verona line, Brescia Est-Verona section

Genoa
07 December 2018, 08:15 am
On December 6, 2018 "Saturno Consortium for the construction of railway works with high technological content for the Italian high-speed railway system" - following the contract signed with the CEPAV Due Consortium, General Contractor responsible for the design and construction of the HS/HC (High Speed and High Capacity) Brescia Est - Verona railway line,

Building trains at Hitachi's facility in Newton Aycliffe

30 November 2018 07:00

Global High Speed Rail Learning Programme - Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi Rail to work with the National College for High Speed Rail

Hitachi and Bombardier, the UK-based global technology and engineering leaders who have joined forces in a bid to build the trains for HS2, are already attracting new British talent into the industry and developing the next generation of engineers. Today at the NCHSR in Doncaster, the companies are announcing the next step: A Global High Speed Rail Learning Programme.
If their bid is successful

The Frecciarossa 1000 - built by Bombardier and Hitachi Rail for Trenitalia

22 November 2018 15:09

Building the high speed train of tomorrow - Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi Rail showcase their design innovations

Increasing the enjoyment of modern train travel and reaching new standards in passenger experience and reliability are key ambitions for Bombardier and Hitachi Rail’s HS2 Rolling Stock bid

12 November 2018 15:00

Ansaldo STS, as the lead entity of the FLOW consortium, has signed the contract for the Operation and Maintenance Services of Lines 3, 4, 5 & 6 of Riyadh Metro

Genova
12 November 2018, 08:30 am
Following the press release dated September 18, regarding the receipt of a letter of award from the Riyadh Development Authority (RDA) - formerly ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA), Ansaldo STS (STS.MI), as leader of the FLOW consortium, has signed on November 11, 2018, the O&M services contract related to lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Riyadh Metro.
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29 October 2018 06:40

Hitachi to increase stake in Ansaldo STS

Tokyo, Japan, and Rome, Italy, 29 October, 2018 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. and its (indirectly) wholly owned subsidiary, Hitachi Rail Italy Investments S.r.l., have signed an agreement to acquire the 31.794 percent stake (63,588,837 ordinary shares) in Ansaldo STS S.p.A. owned by Elliott International, L.P., Elliott Associates, L.P.and The Liverpool Li

11 October 2018 10:18

Thousands of young people to benefit from ground breaking engineering programme with global rail giant

Hitachi Rail is launching a brand new educational programme with Primary Engineer that will see 2,700 5 to 11 year olds learn about engineering with the help of experts in the field.

9 October 2018 14:00

Ansaldo STS Awarded Major Railway Signalling Project in Malaysia

Genoa
09 October 2018, 17:15 pm
Ansaldo STS (STS MI) through its subsidiary Ansaldo STS Malaysia Sdn Bhd, partner of the Ansaldo STS Pestech consortium1, has been awarded a project contract for the signalling of the 198km track that extends between Gemas to Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia. The contract for Ansaldo STS portion is worth approx. MYR 264 million, approx. EUR 55 million.

18 September 2018 13:00

Ansaldo STS Leads of the FLOW Consortium, is awarded the contract for the Operation and Maintenance Services Riyadh Metro

Genoa
18 September 2018, 08:30 am
Ansaldo STS (STS.MI), as Leader of FLOW consortium1, has received yesterday a letter of award from ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA) related to the operation and maintenance services contract of Lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Riyadh Metro. The contract covers a period of 12 years including the mobilization period, and has a total value to the FLOW Consortium

12 September 2018 11:08

Hitachi Rail and Bombardier Transportation open new HS2 development centre in Birmingham

Two British-based global rail giants are opening up a new High Speed 2 bid centre in Birmingham to develop their plans to build an iconic train for the project.

L-R: Ross Nagle, Phil Wilson MP, Phil Lloyd (who won the naming competition)

24 August 2018 10:07

Hitachi investment in train factory tops £100million with new building completion

Hitachi announces the opening of a new building at their train factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. The £5million building, which increases production capacity, means Hitachi’s total investment in the site reaches over £100million

8 August 2018 12:01

British train builders start work on LNER’s Azuma at Hitachi’s North East factory

Passengers are a step closer to experiencing new trains as work steps up on Azuma.

1 August 2018 08:00

Ansaldo STS publishes the 2017 Sustainability Report

Genoa
01 August 2018, 15:30 pm
We hereby announce that the ninth edition of Ansaldo STS’s annual Sustainability Report for the year 2017 has been made available to the public on the Company’s website today.
This Report, approved by the Board of Directors, approved on 31st July 2018, was audited (so-called "limited assurance") by the auditing company Ernst & Young in accordance wit