The cracks found in Hitachi trains in the UK were a result of fatigue and stress corrosion cracking, and Hitachi made the sensible decision in May to withdraw all trains for inspection. These are the...Read more
Hitachi Rail has agreed to buy the Ground Transportation Systems of Thales. This branch has a value of approximately 1.7 billion euros. The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.Read more
DB Cargo recently conducted a practical test with ATO on ETCS on the Swiss main rail network. In three and a half months, on-board units from four different suppliers were tested. Baseliyos Jacob from DB...Read more
1.200 UK intercity Class 800/801/802 train cars will be upgraded with new brake pads and disks following a framework contract for four years between Knorr-Bremse and Hitachi Rail. From the first quarter of 2021, Hitachi...Read more
A consortium led by SNCF has taken a crucial step in operating a Prima BB 27000 locomotive at Grade of Automation 2 (GoA2) on the national rail network. The vehicle was running on the French...Read more
Train builder and maintainer Hitachi and rolling stock company Eversholt Rail, will develop a plan to install batteries on a modern Intercity Express Train on the South West route in the UK. Adding a battery...Read more
The European Commission has finally allowed Alstom to purchase Bombardier Transportation. However, both companies should fulfil some commitments. The deal will be completed in the first half of 2021.Read more
Two-thirds of the UK’s railway network is non-electrified. This creates great promise and demand for battery-powered trains. Hitachi Rail has estimated the potential of the British market at the level of more than 400 vehicles...Read more
In a month after introducing the entire Paragon brand new train fleet, the UK’s open-access operator Hull Trains has been forced to temporarily cancel all its connections. This momentous decision was taken by the company...Read more
UK’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has chosen three contractors to improve the signalling systems in five regions. The entire value of the five deals is over 7 billion euros. They cover the Control Period 6...Read more
UK’s railway operator Abellio ScotRail has added the new train station to its rail services in the Greater Glasgow area. Robroyston has become the 355th railway station in the company’s network and the 60th railway...Read more
More and more Britain’s railway operators are including bi-mode electro-diesel trains into their fleets. Only this year three companies entered service this type of rolling stock on their routes. The fourth one is getting closer...Read more
Hitachi Rail has been chosen as a rolling stock supplier for new UK railway operator Avanti West Coast. The manufacturer will deliver 13 bi-mode and 10 electric trains. They will be introduced on the UK...Read more
British train operator TransPennine Express has officially introduced 44 Nova trains. The new fleet allows the operator to increase capacity by 80 per cent, launch new connections and improve its service. To this end, TransPennine...Read more
Most of the EU Members have at least one metro system. However, only six of them operate automated metro systems (GoA4). The largest number of unmanned networks are located in France and Italy. Together, they...Read more
