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It was an Express Delivery at the Port of Tyne recently, when five fully-finished Transpennine Express train carriages arrived into Port from Kobe, Japan. Built in Japan, Hitachi is using its bullet train technology to make the new Transpennine fleet light and aerodynamic. Weighing 50.4 tonnes each, the carriages arrived …

Manual handling regulations and ergonomics associated with the use of high capacity, heavy duty Rail Vehicle Lifting Jacks have always been a concern for both designers and users. Global leaders for innovation, Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) and Lloyds Somers, the manufacturing division of Birmingham’s national lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British, …