Mechan traversers commissioned at Hitachi Rail plant

Mechan traverser at Hitachi Rail's Newton Aycliffe plant.

UK: The Hitachi Rail rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe, which was officially opened by Prime Minister David Cameron on September 3, has two 80 tonne traversers designed and built by Sheffield-based company Mechan to move vehicles between 33 tracks inside the facility and out to the test area.

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