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Alstom X’Tropolis Mega trains enter service in South Africa
9 May 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Alstom’s South African joint venture (JV) partner, Gibela, has successfully entered its first X’Trapolis Mega trains in South Africa.
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Saft wins major contract from Alstom India
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, will receive a new Metro now that Saft has won a major contract from Alstom…
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Alstom to acquire connectivity solutions provider Nomad Digital
22 December 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Global Railway Review
Alstom has announced plans to acquire on-board passenger and fleet connectivity solutions provider Nomad Digital in a bid to develop the ‘Digital Train’.
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Alstom begins delivery of 30 Coradia regional trains to Skånetrafiken
7 December 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Global Railway Review
Alstom has begun delivering 30 additional Coradia Electric Multiple Units to Swedish regional public transportation authority and operator Skånetrafiken.
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Alstom presents Coradia iLint zero-emission train at InnoTrans
21 September 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom has unveiled the Coradia iLint zero-emission train at InnoTrans 2016 trade fair in Berlin.
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Amtrak awards high-speed train contract for Northeast Corridor
30 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Amtrak has awarded a design and build contract for 28 new high-speed trains to Alstom for operation between Boston and Washington D.C.
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Trenitalia orders 150 Coradia Meridian trains for regional operation
9 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Trenitalia, the Italian national operator, has awarded a framework contract for 150 new medium-capacity regional trains to Alstom.
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High-speed record set in Kazakhstan with KZ4AT passenger locomotive
21 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has set a new high-speed record in Kazakhstan whilst conducting tests on its KZ4AT passenger locomotive on the line South East of Astana.
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Qinghai-Tibet Railway awards ITCS signalling contract to Alstom
20 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
CASCO Signalling Co. Ltd - an Alstom and Chinese joint venture - have been awarded a contract by Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company to supply a Train Control System (ITCS) signalling solution.
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Alstom to carry out repainting work on Virgin Trains Pendolino fleet
11 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom is to carry out repainting work on Angel Trains owned Pendolino fleet operated by Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line.
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Australia receives its first ETCS Level 2 signalling system in Sydney
29 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom has delivered and fitted Australia’s first European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 signalling system covering suburbs in the south of Sydney.
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KfW IPEX-Bank to finance Saxony-Anhalt diesel multiple units
16 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
KfW IPEX-Bank has announced the financing of new diesel multiple units (DMUs) for the regional public transport network in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Alstom completes major refurbishment of Virgin’s Pendolino fleet
4 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A major overhaul of Virgin Trains’ Pendolino fleet which operates on the West Coast Main Line has been completed by Alstom at its purpose-built facility in Manchester.
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Network Rail awards £90m re-signalling and power upgrade contracts on GWML
27 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Network Rail has awarded two contracts worth £90 million to increase capacity and reliability on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between London and Reading.
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Trenitalia takes delivery of first Coradia Meridian Jazz EMU for Campania
27 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Trenitalia has taken delivery of the first Alstom Coradia Meridian Jazz EMU for Campania as part of a regional train order originally signed in 2012.