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INSANE: Hitachi rail | Vintage Vibes

Hitachi Rail Group CEO Giuseppe Marino is trying to build high-speed rail in the U.S.

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Europeans intend to travel more by train than by any other form of transport in the next five years

Plane travel is set to stagnate, with only around 2 per cent expecting to fly more in the next five years.

Euronews

Major Japanese firm secures seven-year ScotRail contract

A MAJOR Japanese firm has secured a seven-year extension to its maintenance contract for ScotRail’s electric train fleet ...

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£500m train deal secures hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant

Uncertainty had surrounded the future of the Newton Aycliffe site in County Durham and the 700 people employed there due to declining orders.

The Independent UK

Rail maintenance workers in London to strike over 6% pay increase offer

Maintenance engineers will walk out for five days from January 27 at sites in Doncaster, Bounds Green in London and Craigentinny in Scotland.

Evening Standard

North East deals of the week: key contracts, acquisitions and investments

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include The Handbag Clinic, Turntide Technologies, The Great North Eastern Brewing Company, Osbit, Hirestreet and PD Ports

Birmingham Post

Turntide Technologies named as preferred supplier for Hitachi intercity battery train trial

The partnership could trigger a bigger deal for mass production of battery management systems for Hitachi

Birmingham Post

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World's first rail testing centre in Wales partners with Hitachi Rail

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence has signed a memorandum of understanding with the transport solutions provider

Birmingham Post

Hitachi Rail and GWR partner on 'pioneering' train maintenance tech

The Japanese tech giant’s rail arm said its sensor system would boost the availability of GWR’s high-speed intercity fleet

Birmingham Post

Major milestone for £350m project to build Avanti West Coast’s new fleet of trains

The fleet is expected to enter into service next year

Birmingham Post

Hitachi Rail to repair 1,700 train carriages after cracks caused major disruption

Dozens of trains were withdrawn from service last May after cracks on trains made at Newton Aycliffe caused safety concerns

Chronicle Live

Hitachi to repair 1,700 train carriages after cracks that caused mass cancellations

A report by the Office for Rail and Road has identified possible causes of cracks on Hitachi trains that caused severe disruption last May

Birmingham Post

Family business creates jobs and wins investment on back of tables contract for new East Midland Railway fleet

New Aurora fleet will run on the Midlands mainline from London, through the East Midlands and on to Yorkshire

Birmingham Post

Northumberland firm Universal Wolf appoints former rail chief as new MD

Tim Rutter joins the Blyth firm after having been plant manager at Hitachi Rail's plant in Newton Aycliffe

Birmingham Post

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