<<<< Hitachi's were built by Martin & King (Clyde), but have Hitachi traction equipment. (Hitachi never made cars or other engineering equipment, just electronic equipment like TV's, Stereo's, CD ROM drives, etc...)>>>>> Actually these trains have been known as Silvers, Marting and Kings and Hitachi's over the years. Mark. Visit my train pic website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~markbau/