Alstom and Siemens update merger proposal to European Commission
Two European rolling stock manufacturers Alstom and Siemens Mobility have submitted a new joint remedy package to the European Commission in order to receive approval for their merger deal signed on 29 March 2018. The...Read more
Alstom to equip Israel Railways fleet with ETCS
French technology company Alstom has won a contract for the installation of ETCS (European Train Control System) Level 2 onboard equipment on rolling stock of national railway operator Israel Railways (ISR). The 45 million Euros...Read more
Alstom to produce 79 ICNG trains for Dutch Railways in Polish facility
French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom opened a new production line in its Polish facility in Chorzów, close to Katowice, to assemble 79 InterCity Next Generation (ICNG) trains for Dutch Railways (NS). The first units will...Read more
Russian Railways unveils concept of high-speed train
A concept of a 12-car high-speed train was unveiled on Tuesday at the 12th International Forum and Exhibition Transport of Russia by High-Speed Rail Lines, subsidiary of Russian Railways. This type of rolling stock will...Read more
Morocco inaugurates the first high-speed railway in Africa
Morocco officially inaugurated the 380-kilometre Tangier-Casablanca high-speed line on Thursday. It is the first of its kind in Africa. The local government intends to build a nationwide railway network for bullet trains. The official ceremony was...Read more
Network Rail wants European Commission to block Siemens-Alstom merger
British infrastructure manager Network Rail has asked the European Commission to block the merger of Siemens and Alstom, because it would do ‘great harm’ to the railways in Great-Britain. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines calls...Read more
Tests autonomous train in Netherlands includes object sensors
In testing automated freight trains on the Dutch Betuweroute this autumn, sensors will be placed to recognise objects on the railway. This technique will eventually enable complete autonomous train traffic. Director Alwin van Meeteren of...Read moreAlstom’s hydrogen trains enter passenger service in Germany
Alstom’s hydrogen train Coradia iLint rolled into the station for the first time in Bremervörde, Germany, this Sunday. Starting on Monday, two iLints will enter commercial service according to a fixed timetable in Lower Saxony. The...Read more
SNCF sets up consortia to develop driverless trains
The French national railway company SNCF, together with manufacturers Alstom, Thales and Bombardier and six other railway companies, has set up two consortia for the development of self-driving trains. One consortium focuses on freight trains and...Read more
Alstom to install Wi-Fi on PKP trains
Polish railway company Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) signed a contract with Alstom for the installation of Wi-Fi in Express InterCity Premium (EIP) trains, which were originally built by Alstom as Pendolino trains. The first EIP...Read more
Alstom and Italo sign a contract for five Pendolino EVO trains
Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori and Alstom have signed a contract worth 330 million Euros for the purchase of five additional Pendolino EVO trains, exercising an option to the contract signed in October 2015. The contract also...Read more
SNCF orders 100 ‘TGV of the Future’ trains from Alstom
SNCF has ordered 100 next-generation Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains from manufacturer Alstom on Tuesday. The order is worth 3 billion Euros. According to SNCF, they are ‘the greenest high-speed trainsets in history’. These TGVs are...Read more
European Commission: merger of Alstom and Siemens may reduce competition
The European Commission is concerned that the merger of Alstom and Siemens may reduce competition in the supply of several types of trains and signalling systems. It has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the...Read more