Iricav Due consortium wins 1.8 billion euro ERTMS contract in Italy
The Iricav Due consortium consisting of Italian industrial group Webuild (82.95 percent) and Hitachi Rail (17.05 percent) has won a new 1.8 billion euro digital signalling contract for a high-speed line between Verona and Padua,...Read more
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
Milan M4 metro extension reduces journey time to airport to 12 minutes
The new M4 ‘Blue Line’ in Milan since this Tuesday reaches San Babila station, cutting journey times from Milan city centre to Linate airport from 33 to just 12 minutes. The metro’s autonomous trains and...Read more
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
Major contract for Hitachi to build high-speed trains
Hitachi Rail will manufacture 12 high-speed trains for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, the Japanese company recently announced. The contract carries a value of 124 billion yen, or around 830 million euros. First deliveries...Read more
Hitachi Rail enters first tri-mode hybrid train into service in Europe
Hitachi’s Blues train was launched for active service for Trenitalia in Sicily on Tuesday. The train stands out for its use of diesel, battery and electric power. The Blues had its static international presentation last...Read more
Hitachi to deploy RBC Argos for SNCF Réseau in France
SNCF Réseau has tapped Hitachi Rail for the rollout of wayside ERTMS Radio Block Centers (RBC) in France. The technology will first be tested on a pilot track in the South of France before gradual...Read more
Hitachi Rail bags contract for on-board signalling systems in Norway and Sweden
Hitachi Rail announced a contract for on-board signalling systems based on ERTMS technology and STM-ATC2 with Tågåkeriet I Bergslagen on Thursday. The deal includes the entire proces from design to commissioning.Read more
Hitachi Rail to install live monitoring system on UK high-speed trains
Hitachi Rail this week announced that it would be fitting a wireless monitoring system on all of Great Western Railway’s 93 high-speed trains in an effort to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.Read more
HyperloopTT and Hitachi Rail adapt ERTMS simulators for hyperloop pods
HyperloopTT and Hitachi Rail have co-developed a digital simulator that is adapted to hyperloop technology, the companies announce on Friday. The simulator allows for the testing of the traffic management, the signalling and some of...Read more
RFI completes tender for ERTMS rollout across Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) completed the tender process for the rollout of ERTMS across Italy last month. The 2.7-billion-euro package is split across four regions and four lead companies, and covers a total of 4,220...Read more
Industry standards for fatigue loading perhaps insufficient, UK safety watchdog finds
Rolling stock manufacturers and parties involved in maintenance need to gain a deeper understanding of the levels of fatigue loading experienced by rolling stock. That is one of the recommendation made by the Office of...Read more
Alstom signs framework agreement for implementation of ERTMS in Italy
Alstom has inked a framework contract with Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) for the design and implementation ERTMS in the Italian regions of Sicily, Lazio, Abruzzo and Umbria. The agreement announced on Wednesday is valued at...Read more