New Spanish high-speed operator ILSA started the process of homologation of their brand new fleet. The first ETR 1000, out of a fleet of 20, began the first stage of the process on the Figueras-Perpignan...Read more
This week, France celebrates the 40th anniversary of the TGV. The French high-speed train has given the potential to help revitalise rail transport that was wondering about its future.Read more
Alstom will deliver 64 new Class 490 S-Bahn vehicles for Hamburg with Automatic Train Operation. This will be Germany’s first implementation of ATO in automation level 2 for new S-Bahn vehicles. They are scheduled to...Read more
ProRail commissioned Alstom to upgrade two sections of track, so that train drivers can gain experience with ERTMS Level 2, Baseline 3. The sections in question are the Hanzelijn and the railway line Amsterdam-Utrecht. Read more
Danish Railways DSB will completely renew its passenger train fleet by 2030. The public operator is preparing to welcome a variety of rolling stock in the coming years. What will the new fleet consist of?Read more
Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen train has made its Swedish debut in Östersund. On Wednesday, Alstom teams have presented the train to a variety of local stakeholders, including regional operators, transport authorities, government decision makers and...Read more
More than seven months after the completion of its takeover of Bombardier, Alstom has not yet met all the conditions set by the European Commission. For example, the French train giant had to (partially) divest...Read more
In total numbers, China produces the most innovations in the railway sector, finds a new report by the European Union Agency for Railway (ERA). Interestingly, most of these patents are filed only domestically, and when...Read more
Alstom will equip 34 regional double-decker trains of Luxembourg Railways (CFL) with Automatic Train Operation systems. The trains will be gradually introduced on the Luxembourg, Belgian and French railway network from the end of 2021....Read more
ANALYSIS – The liberalisation of high-speed traffic in Spain became a reality at the beginning of May. This country offers a particular design with a framework based on traffic volumes rather than on full opening....Read more
Happy birthday to Thalys! This Wednesday, 2 June, marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the TGV Thalys. On 2 June 1996, the TGV replaced all conventional trains between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and...Read more
Following the presentation of a TGV M body shell on 16 July 2020, Alstom and SNCF unveiled the first TGV M power car last week on Wednesday. The first trainsets of the new modular TGV...Read more
Alstom has signed an agreement to equip one of DB Cargo’s freight locomotives with ETCS signaling technology. As part of this project, subsidised by the CEF and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, a...Read more
SNCF and several partners are fine-tuning the operating system of an ATO train prototype, after which a two-year trial phase will start. The Regio 2N train with GoA2 will operate on the railway net in...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) will receive 130 heavy electric locomotives by Alstom as part of a fleet renewal project. The French and Ukrainian governments signed an intergovernmental agreement to finance the hundreds of million purchase. Alstom...Read more
