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Groundbreaking Relationship Charter Enhances Culture of Collaboration

Groundbreaking Relationship Charter Enhances Culture of Collaboration

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail have signed a pioneering agreement that will define how the three organisations collaborate over the next three decades.
The industry-leading approach has been announced on the fourth anniversary of the first Azuma train entering passenger service on the LNER route on 15 May 2019.
The Relationship Charter is a commitment

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Hitachi partnership with Global Centre of Rail Excellence will deliver energy security and UK innovation

Welsh and UK Governments support Hitachi and Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) collaboration to accelerate innovation for rail passengers and deliver value for money Hitachi Rail signs Memorandum of Understanding to test rolling stock, digital solutions and battery technology at GCRE in Wales Hitachi Energy wins GCRE contract to improve energy security with their industry leading Static Fre

Giuseppe Marino, Group CEO, Hitachi Rail

Le nouveau PDG du Groupe Hitachi Rail prend ses fonctions dans un contexte prometteur

Giuseppe Marino prend aujourd’hui lundi ses fonctions de PDG du Groupe Hitachi Rail, au siège à Londres M. Marino dirigera Hitachi Rail durant ce nouveau chapitre prometteur de son histoire proposant des technologies numériques plus innovantes et des transports durables dans le monde entier Le nouveau PDG guidera l’expansion de l’entreprise à travers le monde dans le cadre du Plan de gestion à mo

Connect 6ix consortium members celebrate Ontario Line win at IJ Global Award Dinner

Hitachi Rail named Award recipient of IJ Global’s Transport Deal of the Year for North America

Hitachi Rail was awarded the prestigious IJ Global’s (IJG) 2022 Transport Deal of the Year for North America in the light rail category. The award recognized Hitachi Rail and consortium members for their roles in winning the $9B CAD contract to deliver the Ontario Line RSSOM.
Hitachi Rail and Connect 6ix reached their financial close milestone in November of 2022 – ending a successful two-year

Signalling control centre

Hitachi Rail wins $200m bid to deliver autonomous digital signalling for Chennai Metro

Hitachi Rail has signed the contract to deliver digital signalling for Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The INR 1,620 Cr (aprox. $200million USD) contract will see Hitachi Rail install its cutting edge communication-based train control (CBTC) system combined with Automatic Train Operation (ATO), enabling services to run without a driver.

One in three Londoners say cost of public transport puts them off, while over half would support higher road taxes to make it better

One in three Londoners say cost of public transport puts them off, while over half would support higher road taxes to make it better

Global survey of over 8,000 commuters shows Londoners most likely to use public transport to commute High ticket prices put 1 in 3 (37%) off – highest of all the cities surveyed
More than half of Londoners would support increased road taxes to fund better-connected public transport

High ticket prices deter one in three Londoners from traveling by public transport, but commuters he

Start of main line testing marks further milestone for Avanti West Coast’s new Hitachi fleet

Start of main line testing marks further milestone for Avanti West Coast’s new Hitachi fleet

Key landmark achieved as the first newly built Avanti West Coast Hitachi train makes inaugural test run on the West Coast Main Line First two trains move to Alstom’s Oxley depot following two months of dynamic testing New fleet on course to enter service on the West Coast Main Line in 2023
The Class 805 bi-mode train, which can run under both electric and diesel power, undertook the 560-mile

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