Topic: Hitachi Rail UK

The Class 805 bi-mode trains by Hitachi.

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 Thursday. The Class 805 bi-mode trains are...Read more

28-07-2023|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn

Nova train, a sleek, streamlined, modern express train, at the platform at Manchester Victoria Station

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. They were well placed to win the...Read more

17-07-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

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 rail systems, impacting cost and service quality...Read more

14-06-2023|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

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 of Rail Excellence (GCRE), a new 400-million...Read more

02-05-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton