Change on a huge scale has swept across the world's railway industry in the last 12 months. As emerging markets develop and existing markets mature, suppliers have been bought and sold, reshaped and amalgamated. Perhaps the biggest shift has occurred in Europe, where the domination of 'systems integrators' has been challenged by the arrival of Hitachi Rail. The newcomer is becoming firmly established thanks to the opening of a train assembly plant in the UK and the acquisition of AnsaldoBreda and Fin-meccanica's 40% stake in Ansaldo STS. AnsaldoBreda's involvement in the Frecciarossa 1000 high speed train contract for Trenitalia means that Hitachi is already co-operating at the production level with Bombardier Transportation.
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