‘Traxx locomotive with zero-emission last mile operational in 2025’
A Traxx locomotive with battery traction for the catenary-free last mile will be operational in three years, said Frank Schleier, vice president locomotives at Alstom, to RailTech during Innotrans. Read more
Alstom hydrogen train achieves 1,175 kilometres on single filling
Alstom achieved a new world distance record with its Coradia iLint hydrogen train on Thursday, covering a total distance of 1,175 kilometres on a single filling. The attempt took place in the German state of...Read more
Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking awards first research and innovation grants
The very first call for proposals for rail research and innovation activities by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking will see six project receive a total of 568,4 million euros in funding. The projects will involve more...Read more
Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen trains active on world’s first 100-percent hydrogen route
Alstom will be entering into service 14 Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell trains on the world’s first 100-percent hydrogen route, the company announced on Wednesday. The trains are operated by local German transportation company Elbe-Weser...Read more
SNCF orders additional high-speed trains
Alstom has received an order for an additional 15 Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains from SNCF Voyageurs. The deal is valued at 590 million euros and brings the total number of units ordered to 100.Read more
Alstom concludes divestments to CAF as part of commitment package
Alstom last week concluded the final divestments to CAF as part of its commitments to the European Commission. The move was required in order to secure final clearance for Alstom’s 2021 takeover of Bombardier Transportation.Read more
Alstom’s Q1 order volume down, sales up
Alstom has ended the first quarter of financial year 2022/2023 with a 13-percent drop in orders received. Sales on the other hand, were up 5 percent over the same period last year.Read more
Rail operators want to run more international trains, but where to get them?
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Future rail communication systems: between efficiency and cyber threats
New communication technologies will lead to significant improvements in terms of digital transformation and more efficient train control. At the same time, increasing digitalisation is exposing the rail sector to cyber threats as never before....Read more
German research project on autonomous driving enters second phase
Alstom, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the TU Berlin are moving their research project “Automated regional trains in Lower Saxony, Germany” to the next phase, the partners recently announced.Read more
RFI completes tender for ERTMS rollout across Italy
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) completed the tender process for the rollout of ERTMS across Italy last month. The 2.7-billion-euro package is split across four regions and four lead companies, and covers a total of 4,220...Read more
Hydrogen train could run in Slovakia by 2024, says minister
Slovakia’s Economics Minister Richard Sulík believes that a hydrogen train will start running on the Nové Zámky – Prievidza line by the end of this parliamentary term, which runs until 2024. He said this at...Read more
Alstom to design and build Israeli light rail system
Israel’s Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) has awarded Alstom and its partners the contract for the design, construction and maintenance of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan LRT Green Line.Read more