Alstom news – Page 7
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Metro Report International
Melbourne G Class tram mocked up for testing
AUSTRALIA: A full-size mock-up of Melbourne’s future G Class tram has been produced to obtain feedback from passenger, driver, technical and accessibility groups ahead of series production. In 2022 Victoria’s Department of Transport awarded Alstom a €700m framework contract to supply 100 customised Flexity 2 trams ...
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Electro-diesel multiple-unit converted to battery-electric power
FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom have unveiled a prototype conversion of an AGC multiple-unit from electro-diesel to battery-electric power as part of a plan to decarbonise the French regional train fleet. Five of the Bombardier Transportation-built electro-diesel multiple-units are due to be converted as part of ...
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Metro Report International
Delhi commuter railway opening shows a ‘glimpse of India of the future’, says Modi
INDIA: Passenger services on the initial section of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System began on October 21, after the line had been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day. The first section of the stand-alone Delhi – Ghaziabad – ...
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Metro Report International
Alstom to automate Belo Horizonte metro
BRAZIL: Belo Horizonte metro operating concessionaire Metrô BH has awarded Alstom a contract to automate the existing Line 1 and the future Line 2. Alstom is to supply new signalling to enable automatic train operation on the 28·1 km Line 1 between Eldorado and Vilarinho and ...
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Evolyn trains not ordered yet, Alstom confirms
EUROPE: Alstom has confirmed that no contract is currently in place for the supply of high speed trainsets to Evolyn, which has announced plans to launch a Paris – London service completing against Eurostar.
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Rail Business UK
How to refurbish a Pendolino in 10 days
UK: The £120m refurbishment of Avanti West Coast’s 56 Class 390 Pendolino trainsets is on course for completion by next June year, in what Alstom says is the largest programme of its kind in the UK. Nick Kingsley reports from Widnes.
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Evolyn to launch Paris – London trains in competition with Eurostar
EUROPE: High speed rail start-up Evolyn has announced plans to launch passenger services to compete with Eurostar on the ‘strategic and high demand’ route between Paris and London. On October 11 the company said it had reached an agreement to acquire 12 Avelia high speed trains ...
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EMUs ordered to support ENNO capacity increase
GERMANY: The Greater Braunschweig regional transport association has ordered five more Alstom Coradia Continental electric multiple-units to increase capacity on Elektro-Netz Niedersachsen-Ost services.
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German train order increased to enable cross-border service
GERMANY: Schleswig-Holstein transport authority NAH.SH has increased the size of an order for electric multiple-units, after Denmark approved financial support which will enable services to be extended across the border to Tinglev.
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Hydrogen train to be demonstrated in Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom and Saudi Arabia Railways are to demonstrate the operation of a Coradia iLint hydrogen multiple-unit in Riyadh. Alstom said ’this ground-breaking demonstration marks the first-ever introduction of a hydrogen-powered train in the Middle East and Africa’. The iLint will operate over a distance ...
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Italian hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit unveiled
ITALY: Ferrovie Nord Milano and Alstom unveiled the first hydrogen fuel cell powered Coradia Stream multiple-unit at the Expo Ferroviaria trade fair on October 3.
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Rail training programmes developed for young Saudis
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom and Saudi Railway Polytechnic have formed a partnership to provide Saudis aged 18 to 26 with Rolling Stock & Traction and Signalling & Telecom technical and vocational training. The programme will begin with 20 trainees. Male participants will have six months of intensive ...
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Ferrotramviaria unveils Pop EMUs
ITALY: Bari to Barletta local train operator Ferrotramviaria has unveiled the first of 11 Pop electric multiple-units being supplied by Alstom. Ferrotramviaria has now taken delivery of five of the units, with the remaining six to be delivered a rate of two per year in 2024-26. ...
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Polish FRMCS testing letter of intent signed
POLAND: A letter of intent for the implementation and testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System in Poland has been signed by Alstom, Ericsson, NetWorks and rail research organisation Instytut Kolejnictwa. The signatories plans to engage in joint research and development, verify requirements under real-world ...
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Alstom training programme seeks Spanish students and graduates
SPAIN: Alstom has launched a further edition of its Talent Energy internship programme in Spain, aimed at students in the final year of a bachelor’s or master’s degree as well as recent graduates. Now in its 11th year, the initiative combines academic and professional experience ...
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Rail Business UK
Union calls for train refurbishment contracts to be brought forward to safeguard jobs
UK: The Unite trade union has called on the government to bring forward rolling stock refurbishment contracts to secure jobs. The union said the order book at Alstom’s Derby factory dries up at the end of the year, while work on producing High Speed 2 trains ...
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Origami train manufacturing plan
SWEDEN: Alstom is investigating how origami-inspired manufacturing techniques from Stockholm-based design and technology company Stilfold could be used to make rolling stock production more sustainable. Stilfold’s patented ‘industrial origami’ inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding involves the use of robotic arms to fold flat ...
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Three prequalify for København automated train contract
DENMARK: Three potential bidders have prequalified for a contract to supply at least 226 fully automatic electric mutiple-units for the København S-bane suburban network.
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SJ fleet to deploy novel brake control system
SWEDEN: Knorr-Bremse announced on September 4 that it had signed a contract to deploy its CubeControl brake control system on a fleet of high speed trains for Sweden. Railway Gazette understands that the technology is to be fitted to the 25 Zefiro Express trainsets that Alstom ...
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Metro Report International
First Indore metro train delivered
INDIA: Alstom has delivered the first of 52 trainsets it is to supply for the Bhopal and Indore metros. Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corp undertook a combined procurement for the two metro projects, awarding Alstom a €387m contract in July 2022 which covers the supply of ...