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http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/04/03-japanese-operator-agrees-hs2-contract.html

full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hitachi-targets-uk-in-challenge-to-europes-big-train-builders-8907758.html

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/04/04-metlife-inc-joins-iep-consortium.html

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9662679.Group_aims_to_make_Darlington_top_destination_for_railway_tourists/

So far just hearsay and PR, but perhaps precursors to some major developments. Selected quotes: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/china-to-sell-bullet-train-technology/articleshow/7411131.cms Sorry, can't get the original Sunday Times article as that...

Class 465 fitted with Hitachi IGBT inverters reach 1 million fault-free miles in service. http://rail-news.com/2009/11/09/hitachi-traction-tech-1-million-miles-fault-free/

BBC coverage of departure: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8106429.stm positioning move into St. Pancras with Lord Adonis comments: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7780172.stm

Rolling back the Beeching Axe?? http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=5995

Current loco-hauled trains will be replaced with tilting trains by 2015. Zurich-Munich travel time will be cut by an hour to 3 hrs 15 min. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2009/04/9545/electrification_to_cut_zuerich_muenchen_times.html I'll have to revisit southern Germany...

The Financial Times reports that Hitachi has been in talks with 3 European customers for its trains. According to the FT, Germany's DB is interested in having Hitachi enter the continental market. Agility Trains proposed UK facility will be the place of production, it seems...

Will supply 100 trainsets based on Valero design: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090320-18139.html -apparently Siemens had no qualms about continuing to supply China's railways, compared to Alstom...