Alstom has been awarded a contract to maintain the VLocity and Classic train fleets in Victoria, Australia for the next 10 years.
The contract is valued at approximately 900 million EUR and will see Alstom deliver increased reliability and availability of the rolling stock, alongside significant fuel savings.
This work will be supported by predictive maintenance technologies to help reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions from the VLocity and Classic fleets.
Under this contract, Alstom will also establish a new fleet control centre in South Dynon. The trains will be maintained out of West Melbourne, South Dynon and Ballarat East, securing over 300 jobs in Victoria.
In addition, the contract ensures that 69 percent of maintenance materials will be supplied by local Victorian suppliers.
“We will establish a fleet control centre in South Dynon, based on Alstom’s UK Voyager Control Centre which will further improve reliability and availability of the fleet. Local suppliers across Victoria will also play an important part in supplying parts, overhauls, repairs, preventative maintenance and wheel turning; the impact to the rail supply chain in Victoria will be profound.”
