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World’s first hydrogen fuel cell train tours across Germany
Presenting the ready-to-use hydrogen technology in six federal states, Alstom will demonstrate an emission-free alternative for non-electrified lines.
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Alstom to continue maintenance of Renfe’s high-speed and suburban trains
Renfe’s fleet maintenance for at least the next four years will be completed by Irvia, a joint venture owned by Alstom (51 per cent) and Renfe (49 per cent).
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The 500th Vectron locomotive is equipped with ETCS Level 2
Alstom has installed European Train Control System (ETCS) on Vectron locomotives for 37 different operators across Europe.
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Final Coradia Nordic regional trains successfully delivered to Skånetrafiken
Passenger experience in southern Sweden will further improve with the arrival of additional safe and reliable Coradia Nordic vehicles from Alstom.
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Alstom and Eversholt Rail unveil new hydrogen train design for the UK
Hydrogen trains could be seen operating in the UK as early as 2022, thanks to Alstom and Eversholt Rail. The trains will leave no harmful emissions at all.
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General Roca Railway’s signalling system in Buenos Aires to be renewed
The General Roca Railway is the most extensive line in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, including 237km of track that transports 600,000 passengers per day.
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Alstom agrees to rebuild two more Rocky Mountaineer luxury rail cars
These will be the 11th and 12th SilverLeaf cars Alstom rebuilds for Rocky Mountaineer, with cars 9 and 10 to be delivered in March 2019.
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Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH orders 25 Coradia Lint from Alstom
Passengers travelling in Upper Bavaria, Germany, will soon experience higher levels of comfort and safety on the rail network.
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Alstom delivers the first freight locomotive to Azerbaijan
This model is a two-section freight locomotive capable of towing up to 9,000 tonnes and running at 120km/h, with installed continuous power of 8.8 Megawatts.
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Israel Railway’s fleet to be equipped with ETCS Level 2 technology
ETCS Level 2 safely optimises line capacity by anticipating and adapting the speed of the trains through continuous train control and supervision via a radio-based signalling system.
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One train car can be produced per day on Poland’s new production line
Alstom and Nederlandse Spoorwegen unveil a new production line for Coradia Stream trains in Katowice, Poland.
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For the first time, high-speed rail arrives in Africa
Morocco’s main economic regions will be connected with quicker journey times and improved passenger comfort thanks to the new high-speed rail line.
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RSSB launches R&D competition at its decarbonising rail event
On 30 October 2018, more than 150 delegates attended RSSB’s Intelligent Power Networks to Decarbonise Rail conference. This was borne out of and inspired by the UK Minister for Transport, Jo Johnson’s decree, back in February 2018, in which he said, “I would like to see us take all diesel-only…
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Alstom’s Gibela joint-venture opens Africa’s largest train manufacturing facility
The manufacturing plant will be responsible for the creation of a fleet of 580 six-car X’Trapolis Mega commuter trains, to be built over the next 10 years for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
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The shipment of Coradia Polyvalent regional trains to Senegal has begun
Alstom and its suppliers have mobilised more than 4,000 people for the manufacture of Coradia Polyvalent trains intended to Senegal.
