Alstom news – Page 14

  • ČD Pendolino trainset.
    News

    Pendolino ETCS contract awarded

    2022-05-06T09:00:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has awarded a contract for its flagship fleet of seven Class 680 Pendolino trainsets to be equipped with ETCS, which will allow them to operate at up to 200 km/h on sections of the network. The contract worth KC413·9m was awarded ...

  • Standard Class - Refurbished Pendolino
    Rail Business UK

    Refurbished Pendolino returns to service with more seats and an updated interior

    2022-04-25T10:40:00Z

    UK: Avanti West Coast has returned to service the first of its 56 Pendolino trainsets to be modernised in a £117m refurbishment programme.

  • Melbourne Alstom NGT G Class tram impression
    Metro Report International

    Energy storage, accessibility and local content in Melbourne’s Next Generation Trams contract

    2022-04-21T10:58:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Department of Transport has awarded Alstom a €700m framework contract to supply 100 G Class customised Flexity 2 trams to Melbourne from 2025. The agreement announced on April 21 includes 15 years of maintenance, which Alstom said would make it ’the biggest tram contract ...

  • Toronto GO Expansion impression
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    Electric locos and ERTMS confirmed in Toronto’s GO Expansion programme

    2022-04-20T10:44:00Z

    CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and the ONxpress Transportation Partners consortium have signed the On-Corridor Works agreement, covering the largest and most complex elements of the GO Expansion programme to replace infrequent diesel-powered commuter services in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area with an all-day two-way network of ...

  • South Tirol STA Alstom Coradia Stream impression
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    South Tirol opts for Coradia Stream instead of Talent EMUs

    2022-04-11T09:45:00Z

    ITALY: South Tirol transport authority STA has modified its order for multi-system electric multiple-units, with Alstom now to supply eight Coradia Stream units instead of the seven Talent 3 sets originally envisaged. In May 2019 STA awarded Bombardier Transportation a €65·8m contract to supply seven 3 ...

  • Paris Metro Line 11 Alstom MP14 rubber-tyred trainset (3)
    Metro Report International

    MP14 trainsets tested on Paris Line 11 extension

    2022-04-08T11:15:00Z

    FRANCE: Test running with new five-car MP14 rubber-tyred trainsets has started on the eastern extension of Paris metro Line 11, transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités and operator RATP announced on April 6. The new sets for Line 11 are the third batch of MP14 stock to be ...

  • Alstom ENGIE
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    Freight locomotive fuel cell partnership

    2022-04-07T09:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Alstom and Engie have signed a co-operation agreement to facilitate the deployment of high-performance fuel cells to power electric freight locomotives on non-electrified branch lines and sidings. Alstom is developing the fuel cell technology, and Engie is to produce and distribute ‘renewable’ hydrogen, having previously ...

  • Alstom_Coradia_High_Capacity_Train_3
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    Double-deck EMU order confirmed

    2022-04-07T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: DB Regio has finalised its contract for Alstom to supply 29 Coradia Stream High-Capacity electric multiple-units to be used on Kinzigtal services RE50 Frankfurt - Wächtersbach - Fulda - Bebra and RB51 Frankfurt - Wächtersbach from December 2025. The double-deck EMUs will feature four-seat bays ...

  • SJ Alstom Zefiro Express train impression (Image: Alstom)
    News

    SJ orders 250 km/h trains as ‘the best travel product in Scandinavia’

    2022-04-06T09:19:00Z

    SWEDEN: SJ has signed a €650m contract for Alstom to supply 25 Zefiro Express 250 km/h trainsets, which the national passenger operator says will complement its refurbished X2000 fleet as ‘the best travel product in Sweden and Scandinavia’, meeting the demand for ‘climate-smart, comfortable and efficient’ ...

  • TGV M 1003 power car 22003 (Photo: Romain Vergnères)
    News

    TGV M power cars transported from Belfort to La Rochelle

    2022-04-04T12:01:00Z

    FRANCE: Power cars from the first of the TGM M trainsets ordered under SNCF’s TGV of the Future programme, branded Avelia Horizon by the manufacturer, have been transported from Alstom’s Belfort factory to La Rochelle.

  • fr-alstom-reichshoffen-leman-express
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    Rolling out a digital workspace

    2022-04-02T05:00:00Z

    ALSTOM: During the pandemic DXC Technology implemented digital workspaces from Citrix to provide Alstom’s engineers with secure and reliable remote access to essential apps. These include a critical in-house CAD tool that requires powerful graphics workstations and a low-latency, high-performing local network. ‘The cost of an ...

  • Amtrak Acela Avelia Liberty interior (9)
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    Amtrak unveils the interiors of the next generation of Acela trains

    2022-04-01T13:27:00Z

    USA: Amtrak and Alstom have unveiled the interiors of the 28 Avelia Liberty trainsets ordered for use on Acela Express services on the 735 km Northeast Corridor between New York, Washington DC and Boston. Formed of two short-wheelbase power cars and nine ...

  • London Victoria aerial photo
    Rail Business UK

    Alstom awarded London Victoria Area Re-signalling Programme Phase 5 contract

    2022-03-30T13:56:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has awarded Alstom a £69m contract to deliver Phase 5 of the Victoria Area Re-signalling Programme, covering an area from London Victoria to Sydenham Hill, Elephant & Castle and Ravensbourne. The announcement on March 30 follows the £37m Phase ...

  • CTC Thessaloniki_Alstom
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    Thessaloniki – Idomeni line upgrading contract awarded

    2022-03-29T05:00:00Z

    GREECE: The national railway group’s major projects division Ergose has awarded a joint venture of Alstom and Avax a €41m contract to modernise signalling, track and electrification to enable 160 km/h operation on the 70 km section of Pan-European Corridor X between Thessaloniki and Idomeni on ...

  • Alstom Coradia Stream EMU for Romania
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    Alstom wins Romanian EMU order

    2022-03-25T12:38:00Z

    ROMANIA: Alstom has announced its first order to supply main line passenger trains to Romania. The €270m contract signed with railway reform authority ARF and announced on March 25 covers the delivery of 20 Coradia Stream inter-regional electric multiple-units and the provision of 15 years of ...

  • Vlexx receives notification of funding of €7m for the conversion of six Elektro-Netz Saar Talent 3 EMUs to BEMUs
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    Vlexx to convert six EMUs to battery-electric operation

    2022-03-16T13:04:00Z

    GERMANY: The Federal Ministry of Digital & Transport has announced a grant of €6∙7m to cover part of the €17m cost of converting six of Vlexx’s Bombardier Talent 3 EMUs to battery-electric operation. The grant was announced by Transport Minister Oliver Luksic at a ceremony held ...

  • Alstom Metropolis metro train for Santiago in Chile
    Metro Report International

    Santiago Line 7 contract signed

    2022-03-10T10:54:00Z

    CHILE: Metro de Santiago has finalised a €355m contract for Alstom to supply and maintain the rolling stock and signalling for the 25·8 km automated metro Line 7 which is now expected to open in late 2027. Alstom had been named as preferred bidder for the ...

  • Alstom logo on Saint Ouen building
    News

    Alstom suspends deliveries and investment in Russia

    2022-03-09T11:21:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: The suspension of deliveries to and future investments in Russia was announced by Alstom on March 9. The company said it would ‘obviously comply with all applicable sanctions and laws’ imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Alstom has a 20% stake in Transmashholding, the ...

  • Alstom MAR-S
    Rail Business UK

    Alstom awarded Farncombe – Petersfield signalling contract

    2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has awarded Alstom a £49m contract for signalling and level crossing works between Farncombe and Petersfield as part of the Portsmouth Direct Upgrade project. Control of the area’s signalling will be transferred from three local signal boxes to the ...

  • Kyiv station and flags
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    Rail supply sector responds to Russian invasion of Ukraine

    2022-03-02T13:45:00Z

    Railway Gazette International  asked major companies from the railway supply industry how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting their business activities.