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Mechan creates record jack system for Alstom Transport

Rail industry news / 13 April 2012 /

Sheffield-based rail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, has installed the largest single system of lifting jacks in the UK at the Alstom Transport Traincare Centre in Longsight near Manchester.

The largest system of rail maintenance jacks ever produced by Mechan in action

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Alstom builds on its leading position in high-speed and very high-speed rail transport

Rail industry news / 30 November 2011 /

On 30 November, Alstom unveiled the latest high-speed Pendolino trains at its Savigliano plant in Italy, due to be delivered to UK rail operator Virgin Trains in the next few weeks. The company also took the wraps off its first very high-speed AGV.italo trains, soon to be delivered to new Italian rail operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV).

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New Alstom Pendolino train to enter service with Virgin Trains next week

Rail industry news / 14 July 2011 /

A new 125mph Pendolino train, which will enter service next week, has been formally handed over to Virgin Trains by train builder Alstom. Leased by Virgin Trains from rolling stock owner Angel Trains, the train will enter service next week.

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Deutsche Bahn and Alstom sign a contract for 56 regional trains for the Cologne network

Rail industry news / 21 June 2011 /

German operator DB Regio AG has placed a €325 million order with Alstom to supply 56 Coradia Lint regional trains. The trains are slated to go into service in December 2013 on largely non-electrified lines in Greater Cologne and in the Eifel region, the Cologne diesel network.

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Alstom unveils the first Régiolis train for French regions

Rail industry news / 14 June 2011 /

Alstom Chairman and CEO, Patrick Kron, today unveiled the first Régiolis train at a ceremony attended by the Vice-President of the Association des Régions de France, Martin Malvy, and SNCF President, Guillaume Pepy. Part of the Coradia Polyvalent product line, the Régiolis represents the latest generation of regional single-decker trains.

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Alstom delivers its first 3rd generation Duplex TGV train set to SNCF

Rail industry news / 30 May 2011 /

On May 30, 2011, Alstom’s CEO Patrick Kron symbolically delivered to SNCF’s President Guillaume Pepy the first 3rd generation Duplex TGV train set. It is the first double-deck interoperable very high speed train capable of traveling on all European rail networks. SNCF had ordered a total of 55 train sets from Alstom in June 2007. Two of the train sets are currently undergoing final development and approval. Commercial operation is planned for late 2011. Among other routes, they will operate on the new Rhin-Rhône high-speed line scheduled to open in December 2011. The entire fleet will be delivered by 2014.

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Alstom & its Chinese JVs to supply advanced traction & signalling systems

Rail industry news / 24 February 2011 /

Alstom and its two Chinese joint ventures have been awarded two contracts by Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corp., totaling €140 million, to provide both advanced traction and signalling systems for the new Line 6 of the Beijing metro.

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Alstom to provide 161 IGBT traction systems to NedTrain for €36 million

Rail industry news / 31 January 2011 /

NedTrain, the company in charge of the service and maintenance of the Dutch Railway fleet, has selected Alstom for the design and manufacturing of 161 IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) traction systems to equip 81 regional trains. The contract is worth nearly €36 million and covers the replacement of the existing GTO (Gate Turn Off transistors) traction converter by a modern IGBT traction converter. The contract also includes the replacement of the traction motors.

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Alstom installs its Atlas ERTMS solution on Luxembourg Railways’ entire fleet

Rail industry news / 10 January 2011 /

Luxembourg Railways (CFL) has selected Alstom to install the third and final portion of its fleet with the Atlas ERTMS signalling solution*. The contract is worth more than €13 million and covers the installation of 19 locomotives and 22 double-deck electric multiple units (EMUs). CFL’s entire fleet, numbering more than 100 trains, will therefore operate with Alstom’s ERTMS Level 1 solution, for a total amount over €30 million. (more…)

Alstom to supply 7 Citadis trams to Valenciennes for a total of €17 million

Rail industry news / 5 October 2010 /

SITURV, the Valenciennes regional transport authority, has chosen Alstom to supply 7 Citadis tramsets for use on the region’s second tram line. An option for an additional 1 or 2 trainsets is expected by the end of November 2010. This follows an initial order of 21 tramsets in 2005 and demonstrates SITURV’s continued confidence in Alstom. The new contract is valued at approximately €17 million.

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Alstom and Transmashholding sign a contract for the design and production of the EP20 electric locomotive for the Russian market

Rail industry news / 29 June 2010 /

On 29 June, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, and Andreï Bokarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transmashholding (TMH), signed a contract for the design and manufacturing in Russia of key components for the EP20 electric locomotive. This contract defines how Alstom and TMH will cooperate in fulfilling the €1 billion order for 200 passenger locomotives awarded a month ago by Russian Railways (RZD) to Transmashholding. Alstom’s part of this global contract represents €450 million.

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Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Nordic suburban trains to Sweden

Rail industry news / 19 May 2010 /

The Stockholm public transports authorities SL have placed a €102 million order with Alstom for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains. These trains will be used on the Stockholm-Uppsala line

These Coradia Nordic trains are of EMU type (Electric Multiple Unit) and have six articulated carriages. They are fitted with asynchronous electrical motors and travel at speeds of up to 160 kph. The trainsets will be designed and assembled at Alstom’s Salzgitter site in Germany while the traction system and the auxiliary converters will be respectively constructed at the Alstom sites in Tarbes, France and in Charleroi, Belgium . The trains will be delivered in 2012.

Coradia Nordic trains are particularly well suited to strict winter conditions, with the main equipment (traction, static converters, air conditioning, etc.) placed on the roof. Able to accommodate 374 passengers, these trains will offer enhanced accessibility, made possible by lower floors and the absence of steps.

Alstom’s regional trains are part of the company’s environmental protection strategy: they are 98% recyclable and their distributed power optimizes the braking and acceleration of each carriage.

“This order is a token of the exceptional confidence rewarded to Alstom and the quality of its products. Coradia Nordic trains are one of the most appreciated trains running in Sweden according to all travel surveys”, declared Lars Kleppe, Director of Alstom for Nordic Countries and Baltic States. Alstom has already supplied 71 trains to SL and sold a total of 162 Coradia Nordic trains to Swedish public and regional transports authorities