Hitachi starts trial of battery-powered inter-city train
Hitachi Rail is in the process of conducting the first trial in the UK of replacing a diesel engine on an intercity train with a battery.
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Three Hitachi Rail fleets win Golden Spanner awards for reliability
Hitachi Rail fleets have won three separate awards at the 2023 Golden Spanner Awards.
Hull Trains named best performing UK rail operator
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has named Hull Trains as the most reliable UK rail operator, based on data for the four-week period to 16 September.
Class 68 locomotives set for withdrawal on Yorkshire train services
TransPennine Express Class 68 locomotives, and their respective Mk5 carriage set with Driving Trailer, are set to be withdrawn from service this Decem…
Hitachi wins £240m contract to maintain TransPennine Express Nova 1 trains
Hitachi Rail will continue to maintain the fleet of TransPennine Express 19 ‘Nova 1’ intercity trains that it built, after winning an eight-year c…
TransPennine Express celebrates the world’s first locomotive works 200th anniversary
The rail operator has named one of its Nova 1 trains 'Diligence' in recognition of the works.
TransPennine Express names train in honour of King Charles’ coronation
To celebrate tthe Coronation of King Charles III, a TransPennine Express (TPE) Class 802 Nova 1 train has been named "Palace of Holyroodhouse".
Hitachi Rail’s Maintenance contract extended by Great Western Railway
The extension of the contract will see hundreds of jobs secured alongside supporting the UK supply chain
Less delays for passengers thanks to Network Rail’s £4m management system pilot
Network Rail's new £4m pilot project has seen the integration of their traffic management system with GWR's crew and stock resource management system…
GWR intercity train to undergo battery test thanks to Hitachi and Eversholt Rail
The two companies have reached an advanced point in the design and engineering process for a trial of the battery using GWR Class 802 train during 20…