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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

  • 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