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Japanese trains may dominate Washington metro after Hitachi secures deal Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ A train manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. in Maryland in April. | KYODO Kyodo May 23, 2021 Washington – All metro trains operating in the U.S. capital may be replaced by ones made by Japanese firms if the operator procures additional rolling stock from Hitachi Ltd., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has said. Since Ka...

Japanese trains may dominate Washington metro after Hitachi joins All metro trains operating in the U.S. capital may be replaced by ones made by Japanese makers if the operator procures additional rolling stock from Hitachi Ltd., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has said. Since Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s 7000-series already accounts for over half of the total trains, all the metro cars will be supplied by Japanese makers if the authority fully exercises its contract with Hitachi Rail Washington LLC to procure up to 800 rail cars. Photo taken in Maryland, the United St...

A NORTH-EAST rail operator has announced it is stepping up services as trains with cracks re-enter service after no safety risk was found.

TRAINS: GWR trains shown to have cracks have been allowed back on the network GREAT Western Railway (GWR) trains, that were taken out of service after cracks were found, have gone back into use after tests found there were no safety risks. Dozens of the high-speed Hitachi Class 800 trains trains, used by GWR and London North Eastern Railway, were taken out of service causing major delays in areas such as the North East and South West. GWR also took the trains out of use on the route between Hereford and London Paddington, with passengers using a revised timetable or alternatives such as...

Hitachi’s UK express trains pressed back into service after more cracks discovered Hitachi’s Class 800 high-speed Intercity Express Trains (IETs) are being returned to service less than a week after engineers identified cracks in the chassis during routine maintenance work at North Pole depot in London. Faults were discovered in 150 of the Class 800 vehicles, but yesterday Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris announced the trains would re-enter service. He claimed ongoing “safety tests” would ensure the return of “reliable and punctual services” on the Great Western Railway and Londo...