Kawasaki Robotics (UK) Ltd.

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Opened the Canal Branch Factory in Higashishirike Village, Kobe (predecessor of the Hyogo Plant); began manufacturing railway rolling stock.

Completed three wooden electric passenger cars for Nankai Railway (now Nankai Electric Railway), marking the company's first electric train production.

Manufactured the company's first steam locomotive, No. 6704.

Separated the Hyogo Plant and established Kawasaki Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., with capital of 12 million yen.

Steam locomotive No. 979, a Pacina type, became the 1,500th steam locomotive manufactured by the company.

Delivered a four-car streamlined MoHa 52 trainset to the Ministry of Railways.

Production came to a halt shortly before the end of the war after the factory was damaged in bombing; manufacturing resumed in September.

Delivered one eight-car 3000-series trainset to Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Delivered an eight-car “Business Express Kodama” trainset to Japanese National Railways.

Delivered Japan's first all-aluminum alloy train to Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Delivered a 0 Series Shinkansen train to Japanese National Railways.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Aircraft Industries, and Kawasaki Rolling Stock merged to form the new Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Delivered Japan's first rubber-tired subway train using a guided-rail system to the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau.

Completed the Kobe Port Liner, Japan's first automated guideway transit system.

Delivered streetcars for Philadelphia, the first Japanese streetcars supplied to North America.

Delivered 325 New York City subway cars (R-62).

Established a local subsidiary (now KRC) in New York City.

Opened and began operating the Yonkers Plant near New York City.

Delivered large-capacity AC electric locomotives to China's Ministry of Railways.

Delivered subway trains to Singapore

Delivered the Tokaido Shinkansen 300 Series prototype train to Tokai Railway (Co., Ltd.)

Delivered the two‑storey commuter cars to the Massachusetts Port Authority

Delivered the all‑two‑storey E1 series trains to East Japan Railway Company (Co., Ltd.)

Delivered the Sanyo Shinkansen 500 series train to West Japan Railway Company (Co., Ltd.)

Held the 100th anniversary ceremony of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (90th anniversary of the Hyogo plant) with former UK Prime Minister Thatcher in attendance

Completed the prototype of a two‑storey commuter car for the Long Island Rail Road in the United States

Commenced delivery of the Tokaido Shinkansen 700 series train to Tokai Railway (Co., Ltd.)

Delivered the all‑two‑storey E4 series trains to East Japan Railway Company (Co., Ltd.)

Received an order for 400 R‑142A subway cars for the New York City Transit Authority

Received an order for 212 R‑143 subway cars for the New York City Transit Authority

Received an order for 66 subway cars for Singapore

Completed a state‑of‑the‑art dedicated railway vehicle factory, the only one in North America to carry out integrated manufacturing of railway vehicles

西工場竣工

Commenced operations of the parts business at the same factory

Received an order for 480 CRH2 type trains for the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

Commenced delivery of the Taiwan High‑Speed Rail 700T type train

Delivered the N700 series prototype train of the Tokaido Shinkansen to Tokai Railway (Co., Ltd.)

Established a joint‑venture railway vehicle engineering company in China (Qingdao Sifang Kawasaki Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd.)

Completed the new comprehensive office 'Vehicle Main Hall'

Delivered the N700 series 7000‑series Shinkansen train (mass‑production prototype) to West Japan Railway Company (Co., Ltd.)

Delivered the E5 Series Shinkansen train (pilot production model) to East Japan Railway Company (Ltd.)

Completed electric locomotive No. 1000

Delivered the E6 Series Shinkansen train (pilot production model) to East Japan Railway Company (Ltd.)

Received order for 428 cars of the 7000 Series subway train for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Signed contract for Taichung City urban transit electrical and mechanical system

Developed the world’s first next‑generation rail vehicle bogie 'efWING' featuring a suspension system and a CFRP frame

Received order for 92 cars of the M9 commuter train for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad

Received order for 364 cars of the MRT train for Singapore LTA new line

Delivered the E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen trains for the Hokuriku Shinkansen to East Japan Railway Company (Ltd.) and West Japan Railway Company (Ltd.)

Delivered the Cruise Train 'TRAIN SUITE Shikijima' to East Japan Railway Company (Ltd.)

Delivered the luxury sleeper train TWILIGHT EXPRESS Mizukaze to West Japan Railway Company (Ltd.)

Reached cumulative production of 2,000 railway vehicles at the Nebraska plant in the United States

Agreed to cooperate with BHEL, India’s largest heavy electrical equipment manufacturer, on stainless steel trains and high‑speed rail vehicles

Jointly received order with Mitsubishi Corporation for 144 cars of railway vehicles and vehicle base facilities for Dhaka Urban Transit Company

Shipped the first set of urban high‑speed rail vehicles for Dhaka Line 6

Established Kawasaki Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. as a spin‑off from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Ltd.)