Dear Syd,
I have noted the reader letter which contained an email exchange with me on the subject of Hitachi’s Rail Vehicle Manufacturing facility at Newton Aycliffe.  Hitachi does have a position on the issue of the EU Referendum, which your reader did not invite in this exchange, and this is as follows:
Hitachi, like other multinationals, invested in the UK in order to access the whole of the EU market, and unimpeded access to the EU market is fundamental for our position in the UK. Whilst we recognise this is a decision for UK voters, from our overall business perspective, Hitachi hopes the referendum will result in a positive decision to remain in the EU.
I trust that this clarifies Hitachi’s position on the issue of a referendum.
Paul Barker
Director of Communications
Hitachi Rail Europe