HITACHI has signed a turnkey contract with Merchant Place Developments for the construction and fitting out of its new £82m rolling stock assembly plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England.

HITACHI Rail Europe announced at the Railtex exhibition in London on May 1 that it has selected Nomad Digital to supply onboard servers for all 92 Super Express trains being supplied for Britain's Intercity Express Programme (IEP).

HITACHI announced on October 10 it has established a European rail research centre to support the expansion of its rail systems business in Europe.

IRJ at InnoTrans 2012: HITACHI today announced it has selected MTU as its preferred supplier for the contract to supply and maintain 250 700kW diesel powerpacks for Britain's Intercity Express Programme (IEP).

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ALMOST three-and-a-half years after it was selected as preferred bidder to finance, supply, and maintain Britain's next-generation long-distance train, Agility Trains, a consortium of Hitachi and John Laing Investments, and the Department for Transport (DfT) have reached financial close on the first phase of the £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme.

AN Italian union official says that Hitachi has completed a due diligence study of AnsaldoBreda and is hoping that a deal can be clinched with parent company Finmeccanica for a 50% stake in the Italian rolling stock manufacturer by June.

HITACHI is reportedly seeking a domestic partner to set up a joint venture assembly plant in India.