TOILETS: To support the design of Coradia Polyvalent trains for France, Alstom has developed a train toilet test bench which enables testing of elements including the suction system, cabin doors and tanks.
The test bench is installed at Alstom's Barcelona plant. 'Toilet cabins, unlike other facilities, are not standardised, which means we have to check the performance of each component', said Technical Team Leader Jose-Julio Muyo.
FRANCE: Alstom unveiled its first Régiolis regional multiple-unit to 300 guests at its Reichshoffen plant on June 14, and expects to start running trials with 10 trainsets from the end of June. Part of Alstom's Coradia Polyvalent product line, Régiolis is a 160 km/h multiple-unit offered in a range of ...
FRANCE: Alstom Transport announced orders for a further 22 Coradia Polyvalent regional multiple-units on January 4, firm contracts within the framework agreement which the manufacturer signed with SNCF in October 2009. The latest orders are worth €125m and cover 10 Régiolis units for the Poitou-Charentes region and 12 for Auvergne. ...
GERMANY: Specialist supplier of train and ship toilets, water pumps and waste disposal systems Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau has taken a 51% stake in Prometheus, which has supplied it with control and monitoring systems since 1999. 'This takeover enables us to offer railway companies a much broader range of technology', ...
