New high-speed trains for Taiwan order placed
Hitachi and Toshiba have won a contract worth 124 billion Japanese Yen to build high-speed trains for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC).
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Hitachi and Toshiba have won a contract worth 124 billion Japanese Yen to build high-speed trains for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC).
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