Hitachi

Hitachi social values advisor, Jade Hucks; Nicola Noble, teacher at Dunn Street Primary School; South Tyneside Council economic inclusion and career development co-ordinator, Alex Whelan, with KS2 Dunn Street Primary pupils.

Hitachi welcomes junior engineers through school partnership

Cllr Meling and Jade Hucks with Toner Avenue Headteacher Nichola Fullard and youngsters from Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Credit: Creo Comms

Hitachi bringing joy to school pupils with donation of ride-on diggers

The Hitachi site in Hebburn.

Hitachi expansion approved for South Tyneside site, creating 30 new jobs

The Hitachi site at Monkton Business Park North. Picture c/o Google Streetview.

Plans to expand Hitachi site in South Tyneside, creating more than 30 jobs

LNER Azuma

Repairs programme announced after cracks found in LNER trains

Rail passengers across the UK are experiencing delays after a number of high-speed trains have been removed from service due to hairline cracks (Photo: Shutterstock)

Major disruption for UK rail passengers could last 'for a few days' after cracks...

An LNER Azuma train

Rail services cancelled after cracks found in Hitachi trains

Metro trains at Tyne Dock.

Emma Lewell-Buck: Why are new Metro trains not being built in the North East?

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has slammed Nexus' decision to award the contract to build the new Metro trains to Swiss company Stadler over County Durham based Hitachi

Mayor's anger as Swiss firm is awarded Metro contract

How the new Metro trains could look

Metro fleet decision 'on track' - bosses to announce which company will build ne...

Nexus is moving on with the process of buying a new train fleet.

Transport chiefs say new Metro fleet announcement due this month amid war of wor...

Jobs are under threat at Hitachi's County Durham plant. Picture: Getty Images

Up to 250 jobs under threat at North East train manufacturer Hitachi

Chief Executive of North East Chamberof Commerce James Ramsbotham, left, with Port of Tyne chief executive Matt Beeton.

Port of Tyne completes £2m extension

South Tyneside Council

What happened at South Tyneside Council's full council meeting

One of the new fleet of trains.

Metro budget expected to take further hit in costs relating to new fleet of trai...

Tyne and Wear leaders have rejected calls from Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen to pause the procurement process for the fleet, amid claims that Hitachi is set to fail in its bid to build the new stock.

Pausing Metro fleet procurement would be ‘illegal’ say transport chiefs at Nexus
Calling a halt on the £500m race to build a new Metro fleet to help a North East-based firm would be illegal and risk heavy delays in the upgraded trains arriving, transport bosses insist.
Daniel Holland

A CGI image of how the new Metro trains could look

Transport bosses dismiss claims over Metro contract going to Spain

The bullet trains safely ashore.

Express delivery at Port of Tyne

Nexus is moving on with the process of buying a new train fleet.

Construction on new Metro depot begins ahead of £500million new trains project

An artist's impression of how the new Metro trains could look. Picture: Nexus.

The final three: Meet the firms in the running to build the new Tyne and Wear Me...

An artist's impression of how the new Metro trains could look. Picture: Nexus.

Hitachi in the running to build the new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet

Garden grooming can help you sell your house

Six things to do with your garden that could boost the value of your home

How the new Metro trains might look

Businesses team up to bid for Â£500million new Metro contract

One of the Azuma trains.

New East Coast Main Line trains 'don't work with existing system', tests reveal

The Nissan plant in Sunderland.

MP demands promises Nissan and Hitachi won't go same way as Tata in savage attac...

Official opening of Vantec Europe Hillthorn warehouse.
From left Mr Funio Komamura Hitachi Transport, Irene Lucas CE Sunderland City Council, Martin Kendall MD Vantec and Mr Yokinobu Kodama President of Vantec.

North East jobs at risk in 'cold reality of Brexit,' warns Hitachi chairman

David Miliband addresses an audience in Sunderland

Miliband makes case for Europe
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the north east is better off in Europe.
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