Hitachi completes €1.6bn Thales acquisition
Hitachi Rail has completed a €1,660m acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems to expand its global presence to 51 countries.
Tag: Thales
Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport given tour of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence
The Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport Ken Skates has toured the site in South Wales where the Global Centre of Rail Excellence is being built.
Digital signalling coming to Yorkshire as part of £4bn plan
Network Rail has announced a 10-year £4bn signalling plan that will see better reliability using a mix of traditional signalling and digital control.
East Midlands Railway installs new interactive information screens
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has made further progress in its million-pound project to install 166 new information screen across its network.
Hitachi Rail given clearance for £1.4bn takeover of Thales rail signalling business
Hitachi has announced that it has been given clearance to proceed with the €1.66bn (£1.4bn) acquisition of Thales Ground Transportation Systems.
Kettering, Market Harborough and Wellingborough get new passenger info screens
Market Harborough, Wellingborough and Kettering are the latest East Midlands Railway (EMR) stations to receive upgraded information screens.
Competition and Markets Authority investigates €1.7 billion merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has expressed concerns about a proposed merger between Hitachi Rail and Thales SA.
French and Egyptian companies unite to modernise African rail route
French and Egyptian companies unite to modernise rail route in Egypt in 300m Euro project
Railway industry leaders urge PM not to delay Rail Reform legislation
Over 60 rail business leaders have written to Rishi Sunak urging him to ensure there is no delay in enacting the Government’s rail reform plans.
Higher fares likely if Hitachi takes over Thales signalling business
The Competition and Markets Authority has announced that passengers may face higher fares if Thales’ rail infrastructure business is sold to Hitachi…