TOKYO -- In the 150 years since the opening of its first railway, built with British support, Japan has gone from student to master in train technology -- thanks in large part to Hitachi, which is now using the country credited as the birthplace of modern rail as a springboard to the global market.
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Hitachi trains set off for global market from U.K., birthplace of rail
Shinkansen developer has played starring role in Japan's 150 years of train history
The Class 395 is the first train Hitachi delivered in the U.K.
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