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  • Hitachi Rail’s digital interlocking passes major milestone for Germany’s Fast-Track Programme

    Test campaign witnessed by Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority passed successfully Hitachi Rail’s technology can now be used help Deutsche Bahn digitise and improve the German rail network Collaborative project was carried out at Hitachi’s laboratory in Munich
    Deutsche Bahn and the German Federal Railway Authority has witnessed a series of functional and operational tests

  • Digitales Stellwerk von Hitachi Rail erreicht wichtigen Meilenstein für deutsches Schnellläuferprogramm

    Tests wurden im Beisein der Deutschen Bahn und des deutschen Eisenbahn-Bundesamts erfolgreich absolviert Technologie von Hitachi Rail kann der Deutschen Bahn nun helfen, das deutsche Schienennetz zu digitalisieren und zu verbessern Gemeinschaftsprojekt wurde im Hitachi-Labor in München durchgeführt
    Die Deutsche Bahn und das Eisenbahn-Bundesamt haben einer Reihe von Funktions- und Betriebste

  • Hitachi Rail partners exclusively with Intermodal Telematics to offer a digital solution to improve rail freight efficiency and safety

    Exclusive Intermodal Telematics partnership establishes Hitachi’s full digital freight monitoring service The Netherlands based company is the market leader in the development of monitoring sensors and telematic solutions for freight railcars and containers Partnership will complement Hitachi’s acquisition of Perpetuum, enabling it to monitor freight wagons and cargo in a complete fashion in rea

  • Hitachi Rail awarded contract to design digital signalling solution to improve reliability and safety for Gloucester area

    Hitachi Rail and Linbrooke have been awarded a contract by Network Rail to design state-of-the art digital signalling technology specifically for the Gloucester area. The Hitachi Rail signalling solution will be a significant upgrade and will enable Network Rail to respond more effectively to any issues or incidents, reducing passenger disruption and improving management of rail traffic.

  • Hitachi Rail enters agreement to acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business

    TOKYO / LONDON, 4 August 2021 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”). Hitachi Rail today agreed to acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems business (the “Business” or “GTS”) for an enterprise value of €1,660 m (~¥215 bn). The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction of this nature. The acquisition is expected to close in late FY2022[1], su

  • Genoa starts trial of Hitachi Rail congestion monitoring system on AMT buses

    Hitachi Rail delivers web platform and application which allows AMT to monitor congestion on its services
    Italy, 9th June 2021 – AMT and Hitachi Rail are delighted to announce that both companies launched the trial of a congestion monitoring system on city buses in Genoa to ease mobility across the city.
    This state-of-the-art system provides live and up to date information on congestion

  • Hitachi Rail boosts maintenance offer as it completes acquisition of digital tech firm Perpetuum

    Investment in UK’s Perpetuum enhances Hitachi Rail’s digital train maintenance, using pioneering data analytics to help customers to improve the safety, availability and reliability of their fleets The solution increases the safe lifespan of parts, significantly reducing industrial waste and helps meet Hitachi’s UN Sustainability commitments As part of Hitachi Rail’s offering as a full service p

  • SNCF et ses partenaires font circuler le premier train semi-autonome sur le réseau ferré national

    Pour la première fois en France, une locomotive a circulé en autonomie partielle, dans des conditions d’exploitation réelles, avec des fonctions d’accélération et de freinage 100% automatisées. Cet essai, réalisé le 29 octobre, marque une étape clé dans le projet Train Autonome.
    UNE ÉTAPE MAJEURE POUR LE PROJET TRAIN AUTONOME
    Deux ans après le lancement en 2018 d’un consortium dédié au dével

  • SNCF and its partners run the first semi-autonomous train on the national railway network

    For the first time in France, a locomotive has run in partial autonomy, under real operating conditions, with fully automated acceleration and braking functions. This trial, conducted on 29 October, marks a key stage in the Autonomous Train project.
    A MAJOR STEP FOR THE AUTONOMOUS TRAIN PROJECT
    Two years after the launch in 2018 of a consortium to develop the prototype of an autonomous train

  • ​Hitachi Rail investit dans les technologies de transport Hyperloop et signe en tant que fournisseur de technologie

    Hitachi Rail et HyperloopTT s’associent pour développer une technologie de pointe dans le domaine de la signalisation ferroviaire et des systèmes de gestion et contrôle du trafic.
    La technologie de signalisation ERTMS d’Hitachi Rail sera intégrée aux systèmes d’HyperloopTT pour gérer et automatiser les capsules hyperloop voyageant à des vitesses pouvant atteindre 1 200 Km/h (760 MPH).
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  • Hitachi Rail Invests in Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Signs as Technology Provider

    Hitachi Rail and HyperloopTT partner in developing cutting edge technology for signalling traffic management and control systems
    Hitachi Rail’s ERTMS signaling technology will be integrated with HyperloopTT systems to manage and automate hyperloop capsules traveling at speeds up to 760 MPH (1200 KMH)
    December 8, 2020 – Hitachi Rail today announced a technology partnership with Hyperloop Tran

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