Hitachi Rail has manufactured the new trams for Turin

Sep 06, 2023 10:37 BST

Hitachi Rail’s cutting edge trams to begin

service in Turin
An initial 30 trams will help transform Torinese transport

• Passenger service begins for the first 30 Hitachi Rail trams

manufactured for GTT for the city of Turin
• Contract will see a total of 70 vehicles built in the Hitachi Rail
factory in Naples, and delivered by 2024
• Trams include innovative air-conditioning system, exclusive
design and a livery that echoes the city's colours
Passenger services on bespoke new trams manufactured by Hitachi Rail for
Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) will begin running in the city of Turin on
Monday 11 September.

An initial 30 trams will enter service with the contract, signed in Spring 2020,
providing for the delivery of 70 trams by 2024. The framework agreement is
financed by the Ministry of Transport through an agreement with the City of
Turin aimed at boosting rail transport in large urban centres.

The fleet is being manufactured at the Hitachi Rail plant in Naples, which
employs around 1,700 people. Each tram has a maximum speed of 60km/h, is
28 meters long, and is able to accommodate up to 218 passengers. The trams
livery takes up the yellow and blue colours that represent the city of Turin,
and the colour scheme of the new GTT buses.

The service will deliver a high level of passenger comfort and design,
providing exceptional space compared to previous models and an innovative
air conditioning system that ensures a continuous exchange of air from the
outside, guaranteeing high safety standards. The design also combines large
windows with transparent sides to the roof, providing excellent internal
brightness and visibility of the outside world.

Reflecting Hitachi Rail’s commitment to inclusive design, the trams are

equipped with two areas for people with disabilities and provide easy access
and good manoeuvrability for wheelchairs. External display signs are also
provided at the ideal height to be visible to passengers in wheelchairs.

Luca D'Aquila, COO of Hitachi Rail, said:“Hitachi Rail’s new trams for the city of
Turin represents the evolution of the previous SIRO model, of which hundreds
have been built for cities in Italy and abroad. The trams incorporate new
technologies and high quality standards for reliability and passenger comfort, and
are designed to further encourage the use of public transport in cities. We are
proud to contribute to Turin’s drive to provide seamless and sustainable travel on
its public transport network.”

About Hitachi Rail:

Hitachi Rail is connecting the future of mobility - helping every passenger,

customer and community enjoy the benefits of more seamless, sustainable
journeys. The company's pioneering technology enables more than 18bn
passenger journeys and helps to transport millions of tonnes of freight every
year.

As a trusted partner to operators around the world, Hitachi Rail delivers every
part of the railway, from manufacturing and maintaining high speed bullet
trains to digital signalling infrastructure and more.

Hitachi Rail is delivering value for its customers through Digital

Transformation. The company's new Smart Mobility and Digital Asset
Management solutions are cutting costs, carbon and congestion, while
offering more choice and convenience to passengers than ever before.

Hitachi Rail is becoming a climate change innovator by innovating greener

products with its customers - such as battery trains, and through its
commitment to reduce its own CO2 emissions to net zero by 2030.

Hitachi Rail’s reach is global, but its business is local - with success built on
investing in the people and communities that it serves. With over 14,000
employees in 38 countries, the company is growing and looking to recruit
diverse talent now.

Find out about more by visiting hitachirail.com or hitachirail.com/careers/

Contacts

Ed Brown
Global Media Relations
ed.brown@hitachirail.com
+44 7850 071287