Alstom: Hitachi wins UK high-speed rail contract
France Alstom
Hitachi, JapanIn a joint venture, we won the “Business to supply next-generation high-speed trains to the United Kingdom.”
The venture will design and manufacture 54 ’8-car trains’.
Outline of business plan:
It is a development contract of £ 1.97 billion (about $ 2.6 billion).
This contract also includes the first 12-year train maintenance contract.
The companies say
the trains are set to run between London and Birmingham on a new high-speed line as well as on the existing network.They say
the trains will operate at speeds of up to 360 kilometers per hour, making them the fastest in Europe.NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211210_04/
Hitachi and Alstom win order to build and maintain High Speed Two trains in Britain
Major economic boost –
thousands of green jobs created and secured to build new generation of 54 high speed trains in North and Midlands, adding £1.1billion GVA during manufacturing to grow and level up the economyThe contract –
worth around £2billion – will be delivered at Hitachi Rail’s new advanced welding facility in Newton Aycliffe, at a new production line at Alstom’s factory in Derby and by a new bogie manufacturing facility at Alstom CreweAll-electric fleet will be the fastest train in Europe
Alstom and Hitachi Rail
have today confirmed that the Hitachi-Alstom High Speed (HAH-S) 50/50 joint venture
has signed contracts with High Speed Two (HS2) to design, build, and maintain the next generation of very high speed trains for HS2 Phase 1 as part of the £1.97 billion contract,
including an initial 12-year train maintenance contract.
The UK’s two leading train manufacturers
will deliver Europe’s fastest operational train, capable of operating at maximum speeds of 225mph (360 km/h), significantly reducing journey times for passengers.
The fleet will be 100% electric, and be one of the world’s most energy efficient very high speed trains
due to the lower train mass per passenger, aerodynamic design, regenerative power and latest energy efficient traction technology.
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