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
Bullet train services back to normal following March derailment in Japan
The Tohoku Sinkansen service, which connects the Japanese region of the same name to Tokyo, is back to normal as of Friday, East Japan Railway (JR East) says on its website.Read more
East Japan Railway plans trial runs with automated commuter train
East Japan Railway (JR East) will be conducting trial runs with automated commuter trains carrying passengers on board. Two months of testing on Tokyo’s Yamanote loop line will start in October.Read more
Court orders JR west to pay 40 cents of docked wage to train driver who caused one-minute delay
A Japanese court ordered West Japan Railway to posthumously return 56 yen (0.40 euros) to one of its train drivers on Tuesday. This amount had been deducted from the pay over a one-minute delay in...Read more
Powerful earthquake knocks Japanese bullet train out of its tracks
A Japanese bullet train derailed following a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7,4 late on Wednesday evening. While several train cars derailed, no injuries were reported.Read more
Japan’s first hydrogen train to start tests
Trials runs of Japan’s first hydrogen-powered train ‘Hybari’ will start next month, reports Japanese news agency Jiji Press. The train is developed by railway company JR East, Toyota Motor and Hitachi. Read more
Market for autonomous train technology expected to grow by billions
The global market for autonomous train technology will expand by several billions through 2026, a new report released in January shows. China and the Asia-Pacific region are expected to emerge as frontrunners in a market...Read more
Why are there no dedicated high-speed lines in Europe and the US?
There are many 100 per cent dedicated high-speed lines in Asia, but not in Europe and the US, says Torkel Patterson, vice chairman of the International High Speed Rail Association. “It’s really about having the...Read more
ERA: Chinese rail inventions have overtaken European ones
In total numbers, China produces the most innovations in the railway sector, finds a new report by the European Union Agency for Railway (ERA). Interestingly, most of these patents are filed only domestically, and when...Read more
Over 400 battery trains could be introduced in UK
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
Four pillars of JR East energy saving policy
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has been providing an active energy saving policy for many years. The major passenger rail operator in Japan has reduced energy consumption by 20 per cent between 1990 and...Read moreIndian Railways to produce ‘cheapest bullet trains’ in the world
Indian Railways is negotiating with Japanese manufacturers Hitachi and Kawasaki to produce bullet trains on its territory. The railway company expects that the Indian-made units will be the cheapest ones in the world due to...Read more
‘The Netherlands can perform as well as Japan by simplifying its rail network’
If the Netherlands wants its rail network to perform as well as Japan, the impact of disruptions on the track must be reduced. That can be done by disentangling the rail network and combining the...Read more![Biwako-Line 221 By OBA3 [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons](https://www.railtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Biwako-Line_221-128x128.jpg)