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January 21, 2021 | Fleet

JR Central completes testing of HC85 series hybrid multiple unit

JR Central has completed a year-long operational trial of the HC85 Series diesel-battery hybrid multiple units, which will now be introduced to replace series 85 DMUs on the Nanki and Hida limited express services.

January 20, 2021 | Asia

JR Central to furlough 9500 employees

CENTRAL Japan Railway (JR Central) has announced that it will furlough around 9500 employees from January 25 until February 28, in response to tightening Covid-19 restrictions.

December 9, 2020 | Fleet

Mitsubishi and CAF to supply 31 EMUs to Myanmar

MYANMAR Railways (MR) has signed two contracts with Mitsubishi, Japan, to deliver 11 six-car trains for the Yangon Circular Railway (YCR) Project and 30 six-car trains for the Yangon-Mandalay Railway (YM) Project.

October 23, 2020 | Freight

Nippon Express doubles China - Europe freight services

JAPANESE logistics company Nippon Express has announced plans to double the number of freight trains it operates between China and Europe as part of the company’s planned modal shift from air freight to rail.

October 12, 2020 | Technology

Boosting rail’s resilience to extreme weather

Naoyuki Ota, director of the Disaster Prevention Technology Division of Japan’s Railway Technical Research Institute, explains how systems are being designed to predict extreme weather events to avoid disruption to train services and improve safety.

October 11, 2020 | High-speed

JR East to increase Tohoku Shinkansen line speeds

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced plans to increase the speed of its high-speed Tohoku Shinkansen service in north eastern Japan by March 2021.

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.

September 20, 2020 | Fleet

Robel delivers Mobile Maintenance Unit for JR East

ROBEL Railway Construction Machines has delivered the first Mobile Maintenance Unit (MMU) to East Japan Railway (JR East), with test operation due to be conducted on the Joban Line this autumn.

September 18, 2020 | Financial

JR East’s capital investment down in 2020

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) has announced it will invest Yen 711bn ($US 6.8bn) in infrastructure in 2020, down Yen 30bn from 2019 due to a drop in revenue caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 12, 2020 | Fleet

First Tokyo Metro series 17000 train unveiled

TOKYO Metro presented the first of its new series 17000 trains on August 11. The first 10-car train will enter service on the Yurakucho and Fukutoshin lines in February 2021.

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