We would like to thank Hitachi Rail Europe of Doncaster for hosting our recent fieldwork to their depot last week. Students were given a tour of their incredible premises by team leaders and specialist engineers. Their work is described as providing ‘a total railway system supplier offering rolling stock, traction equipment, signalling, traffic management systems, and maintenance depots.’
We visited Hitachi in order to support the final phase of our ‘Society, Speed and Steam’ expedition on ‘What does the community of Doncaster owe to the railway?’
Hitachi staff gave students a tour of the facilities and some of the trains that were being maintained there. They also highlighted the range of jobs, careers and expertise from their staff, along with explanations of some of the scientific and engineering processes involved. The Hitachi team were really friendly and supportive throughout the entire period of time that we spent there.
We would also like to thank Andrew Webb (the Rail Sector Development Manager for ‘Business Doncaster’) who liaised with Debra Morrel of Hitachi in order to arrange our fieldwork.
I was delighted with not only our students’ conduct, but also with the probing questions that they asked the Hitachi staff.
