Alstom News
Alstom delivers last Pendolino coaches for West Coast Main Line
Alstom delivers the last Pendolino coaches for the West Coast Main Line in (UK) operated presently by the operator Virgin Trains. This delivery which occurs ahead of time concludes the train delivery part of the €1.8 billion order placed by the UK Department of Transport in 2008.
Alstom and SYTRAL introduce first high-capacity Citadis tramway for Lyon
The first of the 12 high-capacity Citadis tramway for the Lyon urban area was presented in front of the Part-Dieu station in Lyon by Hubert Peugeot, Business Development & Sales Vice President of Alstom Transport France to Bernard Rivalta, President of SYTRAL (Lyon Urban Area Transport Union).
Alstom signs first maintenance contract for the Kazakh Railways
Alstom and AO Locomotive, a subsidiary of the Kazakh Railways, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), have signed a contract for the full maintenance, major overhaul and modernization of 27 passenger locomotives KZ4AC for a period of 25 years.
Eurotunnel and Alstom conducting dynamic tests on Prima II locomotive
Given that the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) STIs) have applied since early 2012 to freight trains travelling through the Channel Tunnel, the Eurotunnel Group and Alstom held tests during the night of September 29th to 30th with Alstom’s new generation of Prima II locomotives in order to validate its compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and security standards.
First Citadis tramset for the Tours metropolitan area is unveiled
The first Citadis tramset for the Tours tramway was delivered to the maintenance centre at a ceremony presided over by Jean Germain, Mayor of Tours and President of the Tours metropolitan area.
Alstom will supply 10 additional Coradia Meridian regional trains to FNM
Alstom has been awarded an order from Ferrovie Nord Milano, Lombardy regional railways operator, for 10 additional Coradia Meridian regional trains.
NETINERA and Alstom sign contract for 63 Coradia Lint regional trains
NETINERA Deutschland and Alstom Transport have signed a contract worth around €300 million for the supply of 63 Coradia Lint regional trains.
Alstom will supply 8 additional Coradia Nordic regional trains to Östgötatrafiken
Alstom has received an order from the Swedish Public Transport Authority Östgötatrafiken AB for eight additional Coradia Nordic regional trains.
Alstom wins €8 million contract for pilot traffic management system to Network Rail
Signalling Solutions Ltd (SSL), the Alstom Transport and Balfour Beatty Rail joint venture company, has been awarded a contract worth €8 million from Network Rail to deliver a prototype for the introduction of a new National Rail Traffic Management System. The delivery is scheduled for 2013.
Alstom will supply 8 additional New Pendolino trains to SBB
Alstom has been awarded an order from the Swiss federal railway operator, SBB, to supply 8 additional New Pendolino high speed trains that will be added to the existing fleet of 7 trains already owned by SBB.
Alstom to deliver ERTMS-based train control solution to Banedanmark
Alstom has recently signed a contract with Banedanmark - the Danish railway infrastructure owner - to deliver on-board equipment to railway operators in Denmark and equip 503 of their trains with Atlas ERTMS1 signalling solution.
Alstom begins dynamic testing on the Coradia Polyvalent
Alstom has begun its dynamic test campaign on the Coradia Polyvalent - the latest addition to its range of regional trains.