UK train factories at risk of closure
With manufacturing jobs threatened and train factories at risk of closure, there have been calls for the UK government to make immediate decisions on the building and upgrading of rolling stock. Leading the chorus has...Read more
DSB preselects bidders for their upcoming automated S-trains
On 4 May this year, the parties behind the Danish Infrastructure Plan 2035 gave railway operator DSB the green light to put the S-trains of the future out to tender. Three train manufacturers are in...Read more
Alstom to explore ‘industrial origami’ for trains in partnership with STILFOLD
Alstom and Stockholm-based design and technology company STILFOLD have announced a partnership to explore how STILFOLD’s origami-inspired manufacturing technology, dubbed “industrial origami” could be used to build trains in a more sustainable manner.Read more
New HS2 trains recognised for reduced carbon impacts
The innovative design of the upcoming high-speed trains, set to commence operations on the HS2 rail network in the next decade, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the world’s inaugural train to attain global...Read more
Alstom to deliver first Dominican monorail system
Consortium SIF, led by Alstom and including Sofratesa, has been selected by Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo (FITRAM) of the Dominican Republic to deliver an Innovia monorail system for the city...Read more
Alstom to provide ETCS for Irish Rail’s Cork Area commuter rail
Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) has signed contract with Alstom for the installation of ETCS Level 1 and Smartlock Interlocking for Irish Rail’s Cork Area commuter rail this week.Read more
Alstom presents its battery train for Saxony
The VMS, a local transport authority in the Chemnitz area in Saxony, Germany, has taken a step towards pollution reduction on non-electrified lines. Alstom and VMS presented the new battery-powered train developed by Alstom on...Read more
Alstom secures DART+ charging contract from Irish Rail
Rail engineering group Alstom has secured a contract from Irish Rail to provide fast-charging infrastructure for Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) trains in Dublin and Drogheda. The technology will be installed in 2024 as part...Read more
German state taps Alstom for almost 1 billion euros worth of trains
The transport association responsible for passenger rail in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, NAH.SH, has reached a deal with Alstom for 40 new Coradia Stream high-capacity electric multiple units. The agreement announced on Tuesday...Read more
Parisian transport firm awards operations on new commuter line to ORA
Grand Paris ExpressÎle-de-France Mobilités has awarded the ORA consortium the contract to operate and maintain the Southern section of the Grand Paris Express (GPE)’s line 15. This announcement comes just a few days after the GPE company...Read more
First hydrogen train in the Americas tested in Quebec
In Quebec, Canada, one hundred passengers boarded Alstom’s Coradia iLint for the first green hydrogen-powered train journey ever on the North American continent. Earlier this month, the train completed a 90-kilometre journey through the scenic...Read more
Alstom’s TGV M tested on the French rail network
During the night of 21 to 22 June, dynamic tests began in France with the TGV M, the fifth-generation TGV built by Alstom. The high-speed train is due to enter commercial service with SNCF in...Read more
Conclusive tests for the first French hybrid Régiolis trainset in Toulouse
The last testing phase in the project to turn a diesel-electric Régiolis train into a battery-electric diesel hybrid in France, initiated in 2018 by SNCF and Alstom, was recently concluded. Earlier this week, the train...Read more