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Hitachi Rail announced “Enhanced by HMAX” on September 22, extending AI-supported digital asset management across trains, signalling, infrastructure and operations. The company committed to fitting HMAX sensor technology on all new rolling stock from 2027.

Hitachi Rail said the sensors are installed on about 2,500 trains and its existing order pipeline could take the number close to 3,500 in coming years. The platform combines real-time data to support maintenance decisions; the fleet figures are company-reported.