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Milestone for Alstom: 28th Repainted Pendolino Leaves Facility in Widnes
Alstom, which has the task of repainting and overhauling the UK's Pendolino fleet, has announced it has just hit the halfway milestone. The fleet that is operat…
8th Nov 2018Rolling Stock -
Alstom to Showcase Digital Mobility Solutions at SmartCity Expo World Congress
The SmartCity Expo World Congress, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on 13–15 November, is a rail show that will focus on five key areas: digital trans…
2nd Nov 2018Events -
Railway-News Industry Insider: 11 Must-Read Rail Stories for Week 44
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 29 October – 2 November 2018: all the key news from the major industry players such as Alstom, Bombardier, Stadle…
2nd Nov 2018Africa -
Alstom Joint Venture to Manufacture On-Board Transformers in Kazakhstan
Alstom has said that it is launching manufacturing of on-board transformers at Electrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (EKZ), a joint venture between Transmashholding and m…
1st Nov 2018Eurasia -
Tram Train Enters Service Between Sheffield and Rotherham in a UK First
The first tram train entered service in England on 25 October 2018. It will operate between Sheffield and Rotherham. This project has come about thanks to the c…
26th Oct 2018Rolling Stock -
Railway-News Industry Insider: This Week's 14 Must-Read Rail Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 22–26 October 2018: covering all the industry's news from around the world, from Europe to Asia and Africa.
25th Oct 2018Africa -
Africa's Largest Train Manufacturing Plant Opens in Dunnottar
The largest and most cutting-edge train manufacturing facility in Africa was opened today by the Alstom-led Gibela joint venture in Dunnottar, South Africa. 580…
25th Oct 2018Africa -
Bombardier Delivers 40th TRAXX MS2 Locomotive to Metrans
On 25 October 2018 Bombardier Transportation Delivered its 40th TRAXX MS2 (multi-system 2) locomotive to its customer Metrans. This milestone was honoured with …
25th Oct 2018Business -
Alstom to Deliver 15 Coradia Polyvalent Trains to Senegal
Alstom is about to ship fifteen of its modular Coradia Polyvalent regional trains to Senegal on the West African coast. They have been manufactured at the compa…
23rd Oct 2018Africa -
Ecuador: Alstom Presents Multimodal Management Programme at Expo Europa 360
Alstom Transport is attending Expo Europa 360 in Quito, Ecuador to present Mastria, a multimodal management solution that incorporates advanced data analytics.E…
12th Oct 2018Americas -
Fact File: Panama Metro – Line 2
Panama City is the largest city and capital of Panama and has an urban population of almost 900,000. The first line of the Panama Metro, in Panama City, was ina…
11th Oct 2018Americas -
Hydrogen Cells: How Alstom is Building on the Coradia iLint
One of the most effective selling points of rail transport is that it's green. The Coradia iLint was successfully tested in Germany in 2017 and 2018 received fe…
9th Oct 2018Comment -
Railway-News Industry Insider: 20 Must-Read Rail Stories This Week
The Railway-News Industry Insider for the week 24–28 September 2018: all the latest railway news from Europe, China, India, the United Kingdom, North Africa and…
1st Oct 2018Americas -
Alstom Secures Contract for Grand Paris Express Trains
The Société du Grand Paris and Île-de-France Mobilités have contracted Alstom Transport to build and deliver high-capacity driverless metro-trains for lines 15,…
26th Sep 2018Business -
Weekly Railway News Bulletin: 17–21 Sep 2018
The weekly railway news roundup for the week 17–21 September 2018: all the news from the rail industry with a focus on InnoTrans 2018, as well as the latest dev…
24th Sep 2018Americas -
InnoTrans 2018: Leading Rail Show Boasts Record Visitor Numbers
InnoTrans 2018 is complete! The largest trade fair in the world for the rail industry closed on 21 September. The organisers have reported that a record number …
24th Sep 2018Europe