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Hitachi and Alstom win order to build and maintain High Speed Two trains in Britain

Major economic boost – thousands of green jobs created and secured to build new generation of 54 high speed trains in North and Midlands, adding £1.1billion GVA during manufacturing to grow and level up the economy The contract – worth around £2billion - will be delivered at Hitachi Rail’s new advanced welding facility in Newton Aycliffe, at a new production line at Alsto

Hitachi and Eversholt Rail develop battery for a GWR intercity battery hybrid train trial

Hitachi and Eversholt Rail develop battery for a GWR intercity battery hybrid train trial

Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail are in the advanced stages of designing and engineering an electric-diesel-battery (tri-mode) train, with plans to trial on a Great Western Railway (GWR) Class 802 train in 2022.
With proof of concept and layout in the final stages of approval, work has begun to build the battery for functional testing and integration onto the train. The battery, which will be

Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to create intercity battery hybrid train on TransPennine Express

Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to create intercity battery hybrid train on TransPennine Express

Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TransPeninne Express (TPE) agree to trial retrofitting battery on intercity train Trial, starting next year, can cut fuel usage by at least 20% and reduce emissions on Transpennine network from 2022 onwards Tri-mode service can cut noise pollution in urban areas and improve air quality
Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TPE have agreed in princi

High capacity, double deck Caravaggio trains being built by Hitachi Rail

FERROVIENORD and Hitachi Rail sign contract for 50 high capacity trains

The Lombardy Region Plan will deliver 131 “Caravaggio” trains in total
Milan – FERROVIENORD and Hitachi Rail STS SpA signed the third supply contract for 50 high capacity “Caravaggio” regional trains for the amount of 451,850,000 euros, within the 2018 Framework Agreement.

40 trains are in long configuration (5 cars) and 10 in short configuration (4 cars). With previous contracts other 5

Hitachi Rail is cutting carbon at facilities used to build and maintain all-electric trains, like the Lumo fleet

Hitachi Rail cuts carbon emissions by 30.5% in 2020-21

Major cut in the global transport leader’s emissions driven by improved energy management activities and higher use of renewable energy Reduction in emissions achieved even after COVID-19 impacts are accounted for More than doubles progress from 2019-20, which saw 14.2% cut in total CO2 equivalent emissions Future reductions to come from solar PV at facilities, further

N700S Shinkansen bullet train operated by the Central Japan Railway Company has won a Good Design Award

Three Hitachi Rail trains win Japan’s prestigious Good Design Award

Award recognises quality of design used on three different Hitachi fleets: JR Central’s N700S Shinkansen bullet trains, the Tokyo Metro and Taiwan’s Intercity services Good Design Award is Japan’s leading design award, focused on recognising excellent designs that facilitate industrial development and enriching lives Award-winning trains praised as fast, comfortable, and environmentally friendl

First Lumo service leaves London

First Lumo service leaves London

Brand new London-Edinburgh service starts ahead of COP26 100% electric fleet is six times greener than making the same journey by plane Entire Lumo fleet built at Hitachi Rail’s UK factory
Lumo, FirstGroup’s new 100% electric, affordable rail service, will travel from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh for the first time today [21 October] as it celebrates its inaugural service.

ILSA's ETR1000 trains that will maintained by Hitachi Rail in Madrid

ILSA awards Hitachi Rail a EUR 737 million contract for the maintenance of its new train fleet

The two companies sign a 30-year agreement for the maintenance of Ilsa’s 20 ETR 1000s. The maintenance will be carried out in Madrid maintenance facility, and will create around over 75 jobs.
October 21, 2021 – ILSA, Spain’s leading private high-speed rail operator, has awarded Hitachi Rail España with the maintenance of its fleet, comprising 20 new ETR 1000 trains, through a EUR 737 million

DENCHA train running on battery power

JR Kyushu and Hitachi Rail celebrate five year anniversary of DENCHA, world’s-first battery train for an AC network

Celebration of fifth anniversary of the DENCHA train’s, the world’s first battery-powered train charged by AC overhead lines, first journey in Japan Award winning fleet has reduced CO2 emissions by 2,700,000 kg in the past five years Success of the battery-powered fleet has seen Hitachi Rail expand its offer of battery train solutions across the world to decarbonise transport, and is a key pilla

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