Alstom news – Page 12

  • Frankfurt 2
    Metro Report International

    First T-series tram enters service in Frankfurt

    2022-12-22T11:30:00Z

    GERMANY: The first of 58 T-series trams that Alstom is supplying to Frankfurt am Main entered service on Route 17 with the December 11 timetable change.

  • Preliminary impression of Alstom Coria Stream for RENFE
    News

    RENFE orders more Coradia Stream EMUs

    2022-12-15T14:51:00Z

    SPAIN: Alstom has been awarded a €370m contract to supply a further 49 Coradia Stream partly double-deck electric multiple-units to national operator RENFE. The firm order announced on December 15 has been placed an option on a March 2021 contract which covered an initial 152 EMUs ...

  • Toshkent street (Photo Vladimir Waldin)
    Metro Report International

    Toshkent tram revival planned

    2022-12-06T10:12:00Z

    UZBEKISTAN: Proposals to return trams to the streets of Toshkent are being developed with the support of Alstom. The company told Metro Report International that it is ‘actively following’ project development, and working with the Uzbek authorities to share best practice for design and organisation. A ...

  • ATO tests in GoA4
    News

    Autonomous shunting loco copes with the unexpected

    2022-12-01T15:50:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: Alstom, infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian freight operator Lineas have completed testing of an automated shunting locomotive near Breda. The Lineas diesel-hydraulic locomotive was fitted with Alstom’s automatic train operation system supporting Grade of Automation 4 unattended starting, movement and stopping. ...

  • IE Alstom DART+ multiple-unit impression
    News

    Iarnród Éireann battery-electric train order approved

    2022-11-30T11:58:00Z

    IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has been given the go-ahead to place a firm order for a further 18 five-car Alstom battery-electric multiple-units as part of the DART+ programme to expand Dublin commuter services. The order was approved by the cabinet on November 29 and is ...

  • Paris RER NG EMU interior (Photo: Jérémie Anne)
    News

    Novel interior layout in next-generation Paris RER fleet

    2022-11-29T08:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Paris regional transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités and Alstom unveiled the first RER NG EMU at Valenciennes Petite-Forêt on November 22.

  • fr-Nestlé Waters-Engie-Alstom_hydrogen-tender.HR
    News

    Nestlé Waters to use hydrogen last-mile freight trains

    2022-11-22T16:28:00Z

    FRANCE: As part of a strategy to decarbonise its supply chain, Nestlé Waters is to use a high-power fuel cell generator wagon to enable electric locomotives to haul trains on non-electrified tracks. This will be the first application of fuel cell and renewable hydrogen ‘last mile’ ...

  • Cairo Metro Line 6 Alstom agreement signing with NAT
    Metro Report International

    Cairo metro Line 6 framework agreement signed

    2022-11-22T12:35:00Z

    EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has signed a framework agreement with Alstom covering the design, supply and maintenance of rolling stock and railway systems for the planned Cairo metro Line 6. Signed on the fringes of the COP 27 climate conference, the agreement will facilitate ...

  • Cairo metro Line 3 (Photo: Alstom)
    Metro Report International

    Fund African rail projects through private investment and road taxes, study recommends

    2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

    AFRICA: Increased urban rail investment would offer a range of societal benefits for African cities, including improved air quality, reduced congestion and better access to socio-economic opportunities, according to a study published on November 14. The Role of Urban Rail in Sustainable Africa study has been ...

  • Alstom SMRT Trains
    News

    Metro technology co-operation accord

    2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

    SINGAPORE: SMRT Trains is to collaborate with Alstom to explore a range of emerging technologies with potential applications in the metro sector. The collaboration will draw on SMRT Trains’ operational experience and Alstom’s global research and development resources. The companies plan to investigate the use of 3D-printing ...

  • Alstom Chennai metro
    Metro Report International

    Alstom to supply 312 cars for Delhi metro extensions

    2022-11-17T15:32:00Z

    INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Alstom a €312m contract to design, manufacture and commission 312 cars as part of the network’s Phase IV expansion programme.

  • RMV Alstom iLint hydrogen train (Photo: RMV/Arne Landwehr)
    News

    RMV prepares to deploy world’s largest hydrogen train fleet

    2022-11-17T13:44:00Z

    GERMANY: Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has demonstrated the first of 27 Cordia iLint fuel cell multiple-units being delivered by Alstom, which are due to begin entering revenue service from December. ‘Not only are we putting the world’s largest hydrogen train fleet on the rails, we are ...

  • DB ICE 3 high speed train
    News

    DB commissions HGV 3·0 high speed train design concepts

    2022-11-15T10:56:00Z

    GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has commissioned two companies to develop design concepts for its next generation of high speed trains. The Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs in Deutschland 3·0 fleet would enter service from the early 2030s, replacing DB Fernverkehr’s ICE3 trainsets and expanding its fleet to accommodate ridership growth. Following ...

  • Chennai Metro Alstom train (Photo: Alstom)
    Metro Report International

    Chennai Metro Phase II train contract awarded

    2022-11-14T15:21:00Z

    INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail has awarded Alstom a €98m contract to design and supply 26 three-car Metropolis trainsets for the future Orange Line Being built under Phase II of the Chennai metro programme, the 1 435 mm gauge Orange Line will run for 26 km from ...

  • First-in-class
    Rail Business UK

    Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS

    2022-10-31T05:00:00Z

    UK: Govia Thameslink Railway has sent its first Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme. Alstom will install the Atlas 3 ETCS in Worksop, including a new driver’s dashboard, AWS/TPWS, doppler radar and ETCS ...

  • Alstom_Coradia_High_Capacity_Train_1
    News

    Electric train sale-and-leaseback deal finalised

    2022-10-24T10:15:00Z

    GERMANY: Northrail has structured a sale-and-lease-back transaction for 29 Alstom Coradia Stream High-Capacity electric multiple-units which DB Regio ordered in April. The EMUs are to be used from December 2025 on Kinzigtal services on the Frankfurt – Wächtersbach – Fulda – Bebra route. The investment is ...

  • GTR Southern Class 377 Electrostar EMU
    Rail Business UK

    Electrostar services contract awarded

    2022-10-19T14:01:00Z

    UK: Govia Thameslink Railway has awarded Alstom a £256m Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement covering the 1 210 cars in its Class 377 and 387 Electrostar EMU fleets. Alstom and before that Bombardier Transportation have supported the fleets since they were delivered. The latest TSSSA ...

  • Traxx_Locomotives_Polo_Mercitalia
    News

    Mercitalia orders electric locos

    2022-09-28T05:00:00Z

    ITALY: Mercitalia has ordered a further 20 Alstom Traxx DC3 electric locomotives for delivery in 2024. The firm order announced on September 20 has been placed using an option on a December 2017 contract for 40 locos, all of which have now been delivered. The locos ...

  • Waterfall_Security_Solutions
    News

    Transport cybersecurity collaboration

    2022-09-26T06:00:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Alstom is to work with Waterfall Security Solutions to protect safety-critical and reliability-critical digital networks in the rail and public transport sectors. Co-founder and CEO Lior Frenkel said Waterfall brings expertise and technologies which have been proven in the electric power, oil, gas and water ...

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    News

    Etihad Rail signs agreements with Alstom, SNCF, Progress Rail and Thales

    2022-09-22T08:51:00Z

    UAE: Etihad Rail has signed memoranda of understanding with SNCF International, Alstom, Progress Rail and Thales at InnoTrans, aiming to support economic development by driving the growth of the rail industry in the UAE and the region.