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  • Ansaldo STS technology and delivery capability key to Rio Tinto

    Genoa
    20 November 2017, 14:15 pm
    Fully autonomous freight rail trial success
    A recognised global leader in driverless technology for metro, rail solutions company Ansaldo STS has now proven its expertise in autonomous heavy freight rail, following Rio Tinto’s recent successful trial of Australia’s first fully autonomous heavy haul train journey.
    Through the development and application

  • New statue to mark the 10th birthday of Kent high speed train depot

    Today (Friday 10th November) the rail industry and politicians are gathering in Kent to celebrate ten years since Hitachi opened its high speed train depot. The event includes a speech by Damian Green MP for Ashford and the presentation of the statue crafted by local artist, Joel Tarr.

  • Hitachi shortlisted for HS2 contract

    HS2 Ltd today revealed that Hitachi Rail Europe has been shortlisted to deliver Britain’s next generation of state-of-the-art high speed trains, which will carry tens of thousands of people every day across the UK’s new high speed network and beyond.
    HS2 Ltd said: “Operating at speeds of up to 225mph (360kph), the new fleet will deliver unparalleled levels of reliability, speed and comfort as w

  • First new trains in a generation launched by GWR

    Great Western Railway’s brand new Intercity Express Train carried passengers for the first time today [Monday 16th October], marking the start of the biggest fleet upgrade on the Great Western in almost 40 years.
    Providing more seats, more frequent trains, and shorter, more comfortable journeys the Hitachi built Class 800 Intercity Express Train came into service this morning with [800004] and

  • First UK-built train for Scotland completed by Hitachi in the North East

    Today (12th October 2017), Hitachi unveiled the first new commuter trains for Scotland, built in its Newton Aycliffe factory, in County Durham.
    The Class 385 train will run between Edinburgh and Glasgow offering faster journeys, more seats and better services for passengers.
    Ross Nagle, Chief Operating Officer (Manufacturing), Hitachi Rail Europe, said:
    “Today we celebrate the first commu

  • Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS in Atlanta for APTA 2017

    Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS take part in the annual event organized by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in Atlanta. APTA is an important opportunity for the rail sector involving manufacturers, suppliers and experts from all over the world. Focus for the two companies will be on products destined for the American market, including the new metro for Baltimore.

  • Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS at Expo Ferroviaria 2017

    Hitachi Rail Italy and Ansaldo STS – since 2015 part of the Hitachi Group – will participate to the exhibition with a joint booth in which they will present their technology and their innovation that places them among the main players of the sector. EXPO Ferroviaria represents an important showcase for the two companies, as well as an opportunity of discussion and business in their own Country.

  • Rock: The New Regional Train presented to the Associations of Disabled Persons and Consumers

    Hitachi Rail Italy and Trenitalia have invited the associations of disabled persons and consumers to Pistoia to show them in advance the real scale mock-up of the new Rock regional train and meet with Hitachi’s and Trenitalia's designers and technicians. The mock-up of the train will be the protagonist of the road show that from next October will present it in the main Italian squares.

  • New Intercity Express Trains for Devon and Cornwall begin testing

    On Tuesday 8th August, the first of Great Western Railway’s Intercity Express Trains for Devon and Cornwall carried out test runs in Somerset, between Bruton and Cogload. Two more trains are due to arrive in the South West within the coming weeks as part of a comprehensive test programme.

  • Ansaldo STS publishes the 2016 Sustainability Report

    Genova, 1st August 2017
    We hereby announce that the eight edition of Ansaldo STS’s annual Sustainability Report for the year 2016 has been made available to the public on the Company’s website today.
    The Board of Directors approved the 2016 edition drafted in compliance with the G4 “Sustainability Reporting Guidelines ”In Accordance Core” option.
    This Report was subject to the limited

  • New Hitachi trains pass Department for Transport digital tests

    Hitachi’s new intercity trains, due to enter passenger service this autumn, have passed tests to run their digital technology required by the Department for Transport. The UK-built fleet, known as the Class 800s, is among the first in the country to successfully test an advanced level of digital signalling.

  • Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners, LLC: Awarded 400.5 million USD contract for Baltimore Metro Subway Link by the Maryland Transit Administration

    Hitachi Ansaldo Baltimore Rail Partners, LLC, a company established between Hitachi Rail Italy SpA and Ansaldo STS USA, Inc. (the US subsidiary of Ansaldo STS SpA), has been awarded a $400.5 million contract from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to provide a new metro fleet of railcars and a Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) system for the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.

  • ANSALDO STS has been awarded of 100 million Euros framework agreement with RFI

    27 June 2017, 08:15 am
    Ansaldo STS has been awarded of a procurement procedure, within a framework agreement, worth of 100 million Euros
    The agreement scope of work includes the supply of technical assistance services, maintenance and repair; furthermore reconfiguration and upgrading of Ansaldo STS systems in revenue service on RFI network. The contract will last two years and is based on

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