Avanti West Coast makes first test run with new Hitachi trains
Avanti West Coast has kicked off a test programme for its new Hitachi-built rolling stock with a first successful test run to Llandudno Junction, the operator said on…
UK-maintained Hitachi Nova trains could call at a new Bradford station
Hitachi Rail, the UK arm of the Japanese multi-national engineering giants, has won an eight-year contract to maintain the TransPennine Express fleet of 19 ‘Nova 1’ intercity trains.…
Merger Hitachi and Thales could negatively impact digitalisation, says UK body
Hitachi’s 1.7-billion-euro proposed acquisition of the Thales’ Ground Transportation (GTS) business could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition in the supply of digital mainline and urban signalling…
Hitachi Rail UK partnership with Global Centre of Rail Excellence
Hitachi Rail UK is set to test new British-built trains, battery technology and digital solutions at a world-leading testing facility in Wales. Hitachi will use the Global Centre…