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February 15, 2021 | Central/South America

Panama approves Line 3 contract and financing

Construction is expected to proceed in the coming days.

February 4, 2021 | High-speed

Ilsa delays start to second half of 2022

Ilsa is one of two new entrants to the Spanish high-speed market

February 1, 2021 | News

Hitachi tests battery LRV

Trials took place on a section of Florence light rail lines T1 and T2.

January 14, 2021 | Fleet

British inter-city fleet to receive updated brake pads and discs

KNORR-Bremse has agreed a framework contract with Hitachi Rail to supply a new generation of brake pads and discs for the fleet of 1200 class 800, 801 and 802 vehicles, which have been introduced on various inter-city routes in Britain since 2017.

December 16, 2020 | Locomotives

SNCF successfully tests mainline autonomous train at GoA2

A consortium led by French National Railways (SNCF) has successfully operated a locomotive at Grade of Automation (GoA) 2 under real mainline operating conditions using ERTMS.

December 15, 2020 | Fleet

Hitachi and Eversholt Rail to trial battery-equipped class 802

HITACHI Rail and British rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a battery pack that can be installed on a five-car class 802 inter-city train operated by Great Western Railway (GWR) on the 480km journey between London and Penzance in the southwest of England.

October 30, 2020 | Telecoms

Panama Metro Line 3 rolling stock and systems contract signed

A consortium of Hitachi, Hitachi Rail STS and Mitsubishi has signed an $US 883m contract with HPH Consortium, the prime contractor for the Panama Metro Line 3 monorail project, to supply rolling stock and equip the 25km line.

October 6, 2020 | Technology

JR East, Hitachi and Toyota to develop hydrogen-electric train

EAST Japan Railway (JR East), Hitachi and Toyota have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a prototype rail vehicle which employs a hydrogen-electric traction system.

August 11, 2020 | Financial

Hitachi announces purchase of Perpetuum

HITACHI, Japan, has announced plans to purchase British technology firm Perpetuum as part of plans to advance its digital maintenance capabilities. The deal is expected to be completed later this year, following approval by anti-trust authorities.

July 30, 2020 | Signalling

RFI and Hitachi to pilot satellite-based ERTMS system

ITALIAN infrastructure manager Italian Rail Network (RFI) and Hitachi have signed an agreement to launch a pilot project for the ERSAT EAV satellite signalling system on the Mediterranean corridor between Novara and Rho.

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