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Derby selected as new home of Great British Railways
Following a long search, the UK Government have announced Derby as the new home of Great British Railways.
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Alstom inaugurates new production site dedicated to railway electrification
Alstom has inaugurated a new plant in Lecco, Italy which will develop and manufacture electrification equipment for both the Italian and foreign markets.
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First Flirt-type electric trains equipped with Alstom ETCS enter service in Hungary
Alstom’s project to equip 59 Flirt-type MÁV-START electric trains with ETCS Level 2 is expected to be complete in September 2023.
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Alstom to supply RegioJet with 13 Traxx MS3 locomotives
Alstom has received an order from RegioJet to supply 13 Traxx MS3 locomotives which will operate in Central Europe.
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Alstom opens national Training Academy in Derby
120 new apprentices and graduates are set to benefit from Alstom’s newly opened Training Academy located in Derby.
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Alstom to supply additional Coradia Nordic regional trains to Norske tog
Alstom have been given a new order worth more than €230 million to supply Norske tog with 25 additional Coradia Nordic regional trains.
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Alstom to equip Pendolino trains and electric vehicles with ETCS level 2
Alstom has signed an agreement with ČD-Telematika to equip 7 Pendolinos and 66 electric vehicles with ETCS Level 2.
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VR Sweden awards maintenance contract of Tåg i Bergslagen fleet
VR Sweden has awarded Alstom with a renewed contract worth nearly 1 billion SEK for the maintenance of 30 regional trains in Sweden.
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Alstom sign MoU to advance knowledge of cyber-security in rail
Alstom have signed a MoU with the Rochester Institute of Technology’s ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute to strengthen rail cyber-security.
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Alstom awarded £12 million overhaul contract for ScotRail trains
Alstom has been awarded a £12 million contract to work on the modernisation of ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet which serves the Edinburgh to Glasgow line.
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Alstom and Arcada team to modernise 66km of Romanian Cluj-Oradea railway line
Alstom has been awarded two new signalling and electrification contracts in Romania for modernisation works on the first two sub-sections of the Cluj Napoca-Oradea line.
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Renfe orders 49 additional Coradia Stream trains
Renfe have awarded Alstom a contract worth almost €370 million to supply additional Coradia Stream high-capacity trains.
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Digital signalling – the revolution has started
For Global Railway Review, OIy Turner, Head of ERTMS for Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), explains the importance of the first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar being upgraded with ETCS in-cab signalling and details GTR's involvement with the East Coast Digital Programme.
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Southern’s Electrostar fleet gets a new lease of life
GTR has completed the first tranche of Southern's fleet modernisation project to bring better on-board facilities for passengers.
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Irish Rail orders 18 additional battery-electric trains
Irish Rail has now ordered 37 five-car X’trapolis trains which will deliver more capacity and decarbonisation benefits in advance of electrification of the extended DART+ network.