European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) to focus on rolling stock design, manufacturing, maintenance and traffic management systems

by Gerhard Fasol

ERCC will be part of Hitachi Europe’s Transportation Energy & Environment Research Laboratory

Hitachi “inspire the next” announced on October 10, 2012 the opening of the new European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) in London, to support Hitachi’s many rail projects in Europe and globally.

Hitachi’s new European Rail Research Centre (ERRC) will conduct research into:

• rolling stock design
• manufacturing
• maintenance
• traffic management systems

Hitachi Rail Europe recent orders

• UK Department for Transport’s Intercity Express Programme (IEP): 225 km/h Super Express Trains (SETs) to be financed, supplied and maintained by Agility Trains. Total number of trains: 122 trains
• UK Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (“Network Rail”): prototype Traffic Management System

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