Alstom consortium selected for first section of Athens Metro Line 4
Alstom, as part of a consortium with construction group Avax and tunneling construction company Ghella, has won the public procurement tender for the construction of the first section of Athens Metro Line 4. The technical...Read more
Alstom trains will operate in Romania for the first time
Metrorex SA, stated-owned Bucharest Metro operator, has signed a contract with Alstom to receive 30 Metropolis trains. The contract is worth over 100 million euros and if extended can go up to 240 million euros....Read more
SNCF selected three consortia for development next generation interlockings
SNCF Réseau has selected three consortia for the development of its next generation signal interlockings. The three consortia are Thales/Engie Solutions/Vossloh, Hitachi Rail STS/Eiffage Énergie Systèmes/Systra and Alstom.Read more
Starting signal for world’s second hydrogen filling station for passenger trains in Germany
Train builder Alstom, German traffic association Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) and industrial zone operator Infraserv Höchst are working together on the construction of a hydrogen filling station for passenger trains. It will be the second hydrogen filling...Read more
‘High Density ERTMS in Italy can improve capacity with at least 50 percent’
In Italy, railway company Alstom is working on implementing High Density ERTMS Level 2 in the urban area of Rome. According to a capacity simulation, the number of trains on the Italian tracks can be...Read more
Alstom certified for both on-board and trackside ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2
Independent railway certification body Belgorail has issued the certification to Alstom for their on-board and trackside system with ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2. According to Alstom it is now the ‘first company in the world...Read more
Hydrogen trains will replace diesel units in Groningen
The Dutch province of Groningen will deploy hydrogen trains on its tracks in the year 2024. The Wunderline to Germany is one of the tracks on which the train can be deployed. A feasibility study...Read moreAlstom buys Bombardier Transportation for a lower price than estimated
Alstom announced Friday that it signed the sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation with a revised price term.Read more
Austrian Federal Railways starts test with hydrogen train for passenger service
Starting this week, the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB deploys the hydrogen train Coradia iLint in regular passenger service around Vienna, testing the train for the next three months. The current diesel trains on the regional...Read more
Deutsche Bahn to become carbon neutral by 2050
German national railway operator Deutsche Bahn is planning to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To this end, it will totally convert its traction energy that will be generated from renewable sources. In terms of rolling...Read more
Belgian Railways shifts to ETCS
Belgian railway undertaking NMBS/SNCB is planning to equip 23 locomotives of HLD77 type with ETCS. To this end, Alstom will supply the new train protection system based on its Atlas platform. The retrofitted vehicles will...Read more
Merger deal of Alstom and Bombardier approved
The European Commission has finally allowed Alstom to purchase Bombardier Transportation. However, both companies should fulfil some commitments. The deal will be completed in the first half of 2021.Read more
World’s first filling station for hydrogen trains will be in Germany
Global engineering company Linde will construct the world’s first motionless filling station for hydrogen trains. It will appear close to Bremervörde railway station in the German state of Lower Saxony. The filling station will be...Read more