Latest Alstom News
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Alstom Completes Azerbaijan Railways Locomotive Order
Alstom has delivered the fortieth and final Prima T8 AZ8A heavy freight locomotive to Azerbaijan Railways.
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Gothenburg to Get 40 New Alstom Flexity Trams
Västtrafik has ordered 40 new Flexity (M34) trams from Alstom. This order is an option from a contract signed in 2016.
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Italy: Alstom Awarded Line 1 Turin Metro Contract
Alstom has won the contract to supply line 1 of the Turin Metro its latest generation fully driverless train-to-train CBTC system.
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Belgium: Alstom to Supply Up to 50 Electric Traxx Locomotives to SNCB
Alstom has been chosen to supply up to 50 of its third-generation electric Traxx locomotives to Belgium’s SNCB.
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Argentina: Alstom Awarded EMOVA and Trenes Argentinos Maintenance Contracts
Alstom has signed three new maintenance contracts in Argentina, providing services to EMOVA and Trenes Argentinos.
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Railpool Orders 15 Alstom Traxx Locomotives
European rolling stock leasing company Railpool has ordered 15 electric Traxx locomotives from manufacturer Alstom.
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HS2 Shares Rail System Technical Specifications to Support Work Pipeline Visibility
HS2 has signed the Rail Supply Group’s Work Pipeline Visibility Charter and will share its rail systems' technical specifications publicly.
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Germany: Alstom and DB Begin Passenger Service Tests of Battery-Electric Train
Deutsche Bahn will begin testing Alstom’s battery electric multiple unit (BEMU) on DB Regio passenger services from next week.
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Alstom Reviews Growth One Year on from Bombardier Acquisition
Alstom has released the details of its orders and sales for the first nine months of the financial year 2021/22.
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Alstom Announces New CEO for Poland, Ukraine and Baltic States
Sławomir Cyza has been appointed CEO and Managing Director (MD) of Alstom in Poland, Ukraine and Baltic States.
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Alstom Wins Norway’s Largest Rail Procurement Contract
Alstom has signed an agreement to provide up to 200 Coradia Nordic trains to Norske Tog in Norway's largest rail procurement contract.
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Qatar's First Catenary Tram Enters Commercial Service
The Lusail tramway has entered commercial service in Qatar with 28 low-floor Alstom Citadis X05 trams carrying passengers in the city.
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Germany: DB Regio Orders 17 Alstom Coradia Stream Trainsets
DB Regio has ordered 17 Coradia Stream electric multiple units for the Main-Weser subnetwork between Frankfurt, Giessen, Marburg and Kassel.
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Romania: Alstom Chosen to Maintain Bucharest’s Metro Fleet
Bucharest’s metro network operator Metrorex has chosen Alstom to continue providing maintenance services for its fleet until 2036.
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Alstom Relies on ZÖLLNER Makrofon for the World’s First 100% Emission-Free Train
Alstom is using ZÖLLNER Makrofones in the world's first fuel cell-powered, completely emission-free Cordia iLint regional train.
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Driverless APM System Enters Service at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport
Alstom's driverless automatic people mover has entered passenger service at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.
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Belgium: Alstom to Supply SNCB with 98 Additional M7 Train Cars
Belgian operator SNCB is exercising a contract option under a framework agreement signed in 2015 for 98 M7 train cars.
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Alstom to Provide Trains and Maintenance Support for Marseille-Nice Line
Alstom is to provide 16 eight-car Omneo Premium trains for the Marseille-Nice line that Transdev will operate from 2025.
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Greece: Attiko Metro Adds Citadis X05 Trams to its LRV Fleet
25 Alstom Citadis X05 trams have entered passenger service on Attiko Metro’s Athens and Piraeus network, having completed successful testing…
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Alstom Invests in Morocco with New Transformer Production Line
Alstom will build a new production line in Morocco in order to manufacture on-board transformers in-country.
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Alstom Signs Ten Year Agreement with Irish Rail to Replace and Expand DART Fleet
Alstom has signed a ten-year framework agreement with Irish Rail (IE) for up to 750 new X’trapolis commuter rail cars.
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BREAKING: Alstom and Hitachi Win HS2 Rolling Stock Contract
The contract to design, build and maintain the HS2 rolling stock fleet for Phase 1 London-Birmingham has gone to the Hitachi Rail-Alstom JV.
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Alstom and MOL to Explore Use of Hydrogen Technology on Hungarian Rail Network
Alstom has signed an MoU with oil and gas company MOL to explore the use of hydrogen technology for rail transport in Hungary.
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Hitachi to Acquire Bombardier's Contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO from Alstom
As part of Alstom's acquisition of Bombardier Transportation, the companies agreed to divest a number of assets, including the V300 ZEFIRO.