High-Speed Trains News
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Richard Branson and Virgin Group Invest in Hyperloop One
With this partnership, Richard Branson joined the board of directors and Hyperloop One will rebrand itself as Virgin Hyperloop One in the co…
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Design Unveiled for Amtrak's Next-Generation High-Speed Trains
Building upon 16 years of high-speed rail service in the Northeast, Amtrak is working with Alstom to produce the next-generation of high-spe…
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Singapore Forms New High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Company
The LTA has announced that it has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary – SG HSR – to implement the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) …
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First High-Speed Train Arrives in Scotland
The first of the ScotRail Alliance’s high-speed trains has arrived in Aberdeen for driver training ahead of the fleet being rolled out next …
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Challenges and Opportunities in High-Speed Rail and Rail Construction
HSR Asia 2017 – Expect to meet and network with your peers and to listen to benchmarking case studies presented by an unparalleled panel of …
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Stadler’s First High-Speed Train Branded “SMILE”
A competition held during Stadler’s open day enabled the company to find a name for its new line of high-speed trains: SMILE.
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New South Wales to Replace Entire Regional Train Fleet
Deputy Premier John Barilaro has announced the replacement of the entire regional train fleet and the construction of a brand new rail maint…
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China to Raise Maximum Speed for High-Speed Bullet Trains
China Railway (CR) started tests to restore the maximum speed of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed bullet trains to 350 km/h, six years after …
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Alstom Begins Overhaul of PKP Intercity's Pendolino Trains
The overhaul of each train is going to take a month and the completion of works on all Pendolino trains is planned in 20 months. This schedu…
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New Lightweight Regional Trains Delivered to Denmark
Alstom has delivered on-time 13 Coradia Lint regional trains to Nordjyske Jernbaner, just two years after contract signature.
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Siemens Presents First Rhine-Ruhr Express Prototype
Siemens has developed a new design for the Rhine-Ruhr Express fleet based on the successful Desiro platform. The train's concept combines...
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Stadler’s Giruno Makes First Journey Through Gotthard Base Tunnel
On Sunday 2 July 2017, the Stadler EC250 train, also known as the Giruno, completed its first crossing of the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
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China Railway Corporation Orders Eco-Friendly High Speed Trains
Chinese joint venture, BST, has been awarded another contract from China Railway Corp. (CRC) to supply 40 CRH1A-A eco-friendly high speed tr…
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Virgin and Stagecoach Join Forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership Bid
The Government announced that the West Coast Partnership franchise will run from 2019, that it will include the first few years of operation…
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MTR Express to Speed Up Stockholm - Gothenburg Services
The Swedish Transport Agency, Sweden’s rail regulator, has given open access operator MTR Express, permission to increase the speed of its i…
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Additional Euroduplex Océane Trains for Paris-Bordeaux Line
Alstom will supply 15 Euroduplex Océane trains to SNCF Mobilités, for a total of more than €400 million. This is in addition to the previous…
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Final Pendolino Train Handed Over to SBB
Alstom has just delivered the last Pendolino train to SBB, in accordance with the planned schedule defined within the contract signed in...
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New Generation High-Speed Trains for China
...with China Railway Corp. (CRC) to supply 144 CRH1A-A new generation high-speed trains for China’s evolving high speed rail network.
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HS2 Bill Gains Royal Assent
HS2 Bill gains Royal Assent paving way for new rail line that will increase capacity on our railways, connect the biggest cities, generating…
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Search Underway for Company to Build HS2 Trains
The hunt for a company to design, build and maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art high speed trains for Britain’s HS2 network was launched to…
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Brightline Reveals First Completed Trainset
Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in the country, today showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue. Comprise…
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Alstom Delivers High-Speed Rail to Morocco
In December 2010 Alstom won a contract to supply 14 high-speed rail TGV trains to Morocco, connecting cities such as Tangiers and Casablanca…
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First NTV Pendolino Italo Car Revealed
Alstom and NTV reveal the front car of Pendolino Italo, a year after the signature of the contract and the presentation of the design. The t…
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South Korea: Sudokwon High-Speed Line Opens
The South Korea Sudokwon high-speed line – for which Alstom supplied the interlocking system as well as the associated engineering services …