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Hitachi Rail plans to add U.S. skilled trades' jobs to tackle assembly of the 8000-series railcars for Metro. The initial pilot vehicles are expected to be delivered in 2024.

17 March 2021 13:42

Hitachi Rail Awarded up to $2.2 Billion Contract with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for 8000-series Railcars

Hitachi Rail awarded up to $2.2 billion contract with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for 8000-series trains. Hitachi will manufacture the carbody structure, perform the equipment installation and will do the final assembly in the region, creating new U.S. skilled trades' jobs. The initial pilot vehicles for @WMATA are expected to be delivered in 2024. www.hitachirail.com/careers

10 March 2021 09:54

Hitachi Rail awarded contract by Trenitalia for the integrated logistic support on the Frecciarossa high-speed fleet

Further recognition of Hitachi Rail wide experience in the high-speed rail sector Availability and delivery of materials within 48 hours increases the efficiency of the high-speed operations
10 March, 2021 – Hitachi Rail SpA announced today the signing of a contract with Trenitalia for the integrated logistic support of the ETR 500 - Frecciarossa high-speed fleet of 59 trains.
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10 March 2021 09:47

Hitachi Becomes COP26 Principal Partner

London/Tokyo, 10 March 2021 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) is today proud to announce it has become a Principal Partner for COP26, the International Climate Change Summit taking place in Glasgow this November. Through the partnership, Hitachi will champion decarbonisation and support the UK Government, which holds the COP26 Presidency.
Hitachi is becoming a climate change innovator,

5 March 2021 07:00

Hitachi Rail starts welding brand new British trains as investment in North East factory reaches £110m

Watershed moment for train building in the North East as Hitachi Rail starts welding new passenger trains at its UK factory

1 March 2021 14:41

Hitachi Rail digitaliserer 140 km jernbanelinje som forbinder Sverige og Norge i nord

• Hitachi Rail skal sammen med det svenske Trafikverket oppgradere den første linjen i det svenske jernbanenettet til ERTMS.
• Det nasjonale oppgraderingsprogrammet starter med Malmbanen, som går fra den norsk-svenske grensen til Luleå havn.
• Kontrakten innebærer leveranse av Hitachis ERTMS Level 2-mark system på den 140 km lange linjen mellom Gällivare og Boden.
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1 March 2021 14:37

Hitachi Rail digitaliserar 14 mil av Malmbanan mellan Gällivare och Boden, benämnt styrområde Polcirkeln

• Hitachi Rail kommer tillsammans med Trafikverket och som ett led i ERTMS-utbyggnaden arbeta med den första stora implementationen av det nya ERTMS-systemet i Sverige.
• Arbetet med det nationella programmet för järnvägsdigitalisering börjar med moderniseringen av den viktiga Malmbanan som utgör förutsättning för transporterna av malm till hamnarna i Narvik och Luleå.
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1 March 2021 08:00

Hitachi Rail to accelerate rail digitalization in Sweden

• Hitachi Rail engages alongside Trafikverket in the first line part of the ERTMS roll out deployment on the Swedish core railway network.
• National program starts with the modernization of the vital line Malmbanan that links the Norwegian border and harbor in Luleå.
• Hitachi Rail will supply the ERTMS level 2 technology and related equipment along 140km, the third section of

1 February 2021 08:00

Hitachi Rail successfully tests first battery-powered tram

Battery-powered tram offers major benefits of requiring no overhead wires or other electrified infrastructure – saving on costs and visual impact On-board batteries allow energy to be additionally recovered during braking Trial in Florence aims to allow mobility firm to offer battery-trams globally Tram adds to the growing list of battery products being developed as Hitachi puts decarbonisation an

17 December 2020 10:24

SNCF et ses partenaires font circuler le premier train semi-autonome sur le réseau ferré national

Pour la première fois en France, une locomotive a circulé en autonomie partielle, dans des conditions d’exploitation réelles, avec des fonctions d’accélération et de freinage 100% automatisées. Cet essai, réalisé le 29 octobre, marque une étape clé dans le projet Train Autonome.
UNE ÉTAPE MAJEURE POUR LE PROJET TRAIN AUTONOME
Deux ans après le lancement en 2018 d’un consortium dédié au dével

17 December 2020 10:23

SNCF and its partners run the first semi-autonomous train on the national railway network

For the first time in France, a locomotive has run in partial autonomy, under real operating conditions, with fully automated acceleration and braking functions. This trial, conducted on 29 October, marks a key stage in the Autonomous Train project.
A MAJOR STEP FOR THE AUTONOMOUS TRAIN PROJECT
Two years after the launch in 2018 of a consortium to develop the prototype of an autonomous train

GWR Intercity Express Train to benefit from battery power

15 December 2020 08:00

Hitachi and Eversholt Rail to develop GWR intercity battery hybrid train – offering fuel savings of more than 20%

Batteries replacing an engine to cut fuel usage and reduce carbon emissions First time a modern UK intercity train, in passenger service, will use alternative fuel Tri-mode train can improve air quality and reduce noise across South West route’s non-electrified stations

In a UK-first, Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have signed an exclusive agreement aimed at bringing battery power – and

27 November 2020 15:40

Hitachi Rail investit dans les technologies de transport Hyperloop et signe en tant que fournisseur de technologie

Hitachi Rail et HyperloopTT s’associent pour développer une technologie de pointe dans le domaine de la signalisation ferroviaire et des systèmes de gestion et contrôle du trafic.

La technologie de signalisation ERTMS d’Hitachi Rail sera intégrée aux systèmes d’HyperloopTT pour gérer et automatiser les capsules hyperloop voyageant à des vitesses pouvant atteindre 1 200 Km/h (760 MPH).
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