Alstom to open new maintenance depot in Bucharest
Alstom will construct a new depot in Bucharest for the maintenance of new electric Coradia Stream passenger trains with an investment of 50 million euros. It will service the 37 Coradia Stream passenger trains acquired by...Read more
Alstom extends partnership with CrossCountry
Alstom has successfully clinched an extensive eight-year contract extension with CrossCountry in the United Kingdom, a substantial agreement valued at approximately 950 million euros. This contract extension serves as a concrete testament to the enduring...Read more
SNCF prepares new TGV M maintenance centres
SNCF Voyageurs is embarking on a vast programme to modernise its maintenance centres to accommodate the future TGV INOUI, the fifth generation of French high-speed trains. The aim of this work is to adapt the...Read more
Alstom and SNCF present first diesel-converted battery train
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom and SNCF Voyageurs presented the first diesel-converted battery Regional Train (TER) for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region on 18 October. It will undergo several testing phases before being allowed to run on the French tracks...Read more
New operator Evolyn hopes to challenge Eurostar’s reign in the Channel Tunnel
Two weeks ago, the last red train adorned with the Thalys name left Paris for Brussels. Henceforth, high-speed rail connections between London and Paris, but also Belgium and the Netherlands, will be run exclusively under...Read more
Second TGV M trainset begins tests on the French network
The TGV M test campaign, which began in June 2023, accelerated in October with the arrival of a second test train on the French national rail network. It will be running until mid-November on the...Read more
Saudi Arabia Railways starts hydrogen train tests with Alstom
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom will start testing the Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train in the Saudi capital Riyadh this month. It will be the first time a hydrogen...Read more
Start of the test run for tram-train T12 in Paris region
Following the dynamic tests conducted in June, tram-train T12 began its test run on September 11th. The T12 trams are now operating under real conditions on the operational route but without passengers. This is the...Read more
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