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Hitachi Rail Europe HR team success

Hitachi Rail Europe HR team success

The HR team at Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd. (HRE) in Newton Aycliffe is celebrating after being crowned the HR&D team of the year at the North East of England CIPD awards. The Hitachi team was recognised at an industry event for its recruitment and training processes that have seen over 500 new people recruited from over 16,000 applications last year.

Ansaldo STS and Hitachi, Ltd. sign turnkey contract with Dorts of New Taipei City

Ansaldo STS and Hitachi, Ltd. sign turnkey contract with Dorts of New Taipei City


Genoa, Italy and Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2016
Ansaldo STS and Hitachi, Ltd. as members of the ARH consortium (including Ansaldo STS SpA, RSEA Engineering Corp. and Hitachi, Ltd.), have signed a turnkey contract with New Taipei City Government Department of Rapid Transit System (NTCG DORTS).
Ansaldo STS’s scope of work, as leader of the consortium, includes the supply of CBTC technol

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister David Cameron visit Hitachi Train Maintenance Centre

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and UK Prime Minister David Cameron visit Hitachi Train Maintenance Centre

Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) was proud to host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister David Cameron at its recently refurbished North Pole train maintenance centre in West London. As part of a UK visit by the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe joined UK Prime Minister David Cameron for a tour of the rail facility, which will serve as one of the maintenance centres for new IEP trains.

Hitachi Rail Italy presents the first train of the new Metro of Honolulu

Hitachi Rail Italy presents the first train of the new Metro of Honolulu

Directly from Hawaii, Hitachi Rail Italy unveiled yesterday the first of 20, 4-cars vehicles planned for the new metro of Honolulu. Manufactured and assembled in Italy, at the factory in Reggio Calabria, the cars are completed, furnished and equipped with all the foreseen technological innovations, in the HRI site of Pittsburgh in California and transported to Hawaii.

Hitachi Rail Italy participates to Expoferroviaria

Hitachi Rail Italy participates to Expoferroviaria

​Technology, innovation, quality. With these 3 key points Hitachi Rail Italy, the most important Italian company specialized in rolling stock, recently taken over by the Hitachi Group, starts tomorrow in Turin. Until Thursday HRI will be at Expoferroviaria, the trade fair that every second year opens the season of the great exhibitions of the sector

TransPennine Express and Angel Trains orders 95 Inter-City rail carriages from UK manufacturer Hitachi

TransPennine Express and Angel Trains orders 95 Inter-City rail carriages from UK manufacturer Hitachi

The new TransPennine Express franchise, operated by FirstGroup has been given the go-ahead to complete a new rolling stock contract with Hitachi Rail Europe to supply 95 brand new, state of the art train carriages. The contract, for the fleet of AT300 ‘Inter City’ trains will lead to the procurement of 19 five-car Hitachi AT300 bi-mode trains, operating on both electric power and diesel power.

Contract Award for Thailand Red Line Construction Project

Contract Award for Thailand Red Line Construction Project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation were awarded a contract by State Railway of Thailand to design and build an Electric and Mechanical system, as a full turn-key package, for Red Line Construction Project. The contract price is approximately 32.399 billion Thai Baht and completion of the construction is expected in 2020.

Completed the construction of the first train of the new metro of Honolulu

Completed the construction of the first train of the new metro of Honolulu

​ Hitachi Rail Italy has finished the setting up of the first out of 20 vehicles with 4 cars planned for the new metro of Honolulu. From the HRI facility in Pittsburg, California, the vehicle completed with interiors - destination the island of Hawaii - has in fact left.

Virgin unveils the Virgin Azuma!

Virgin unveils the Virgin Azuma!

Livery and name for Virgin’s new fleet of East Coast trains unveiled for first time Azumas will revolutionise East Coast travel from 2018 Customers will experience faster journeys, quicker acceleration and better comfort

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