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Hitachi Rail wins new UK contract to build intercity battery trains

Order worth around £300 million for fleet of new trains, which will increase seats by 20 per cent, improving capacity and connectivity. 45 rail cars to be manufactured at Hitachi Rail in the North East and financed by Angel Trains, helping secure highly skilled jobs and unlocking a new advanced manufacturing opportunity for rail. State-of-the-art ‘tri-mode’ train technology has proven its abil

Rail Maintenance AI Tech Developed Goes Global

Rail Maintenance AI Tech Developed Goes Global

Technology that enables real-time infrastructure monitoring and predictive maintenance has been commercialised by Hitachi Rail following UK-led research and development.
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, and Hitachi Rail are marking a major milestone with the commercialisation of a new rail maintenance solution.
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Hitachi Rail to transform San Francisco’s Muni railway with cutting-edge signalling

Hitachi Rail to transform San Francisco’s Muni railway with cutting-edge signalling

Hitachi Rail has signed a contract with San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to transform the service of Municipal Railway (Muni) public transit with its advanced train control technology. Approximately 160 million passenger journeys per year will benefit from the modernisation of a signaling system, enhancing capacity and performance.

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