Latest Alstom News
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Germany: Coradia iLint Receives Federal Approval for Commercial Operation
Alstom has announced that the Coradia iLint, the first passenger train in the world powered by hydrogen cells has received approval from the…
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Alstom Announces Rolling Stock and Digital Systems for InnoTrans 2018
Alstom Transport has announced the products and innovations which it will be showcasing at InnoTrans 2018. The focus of its display is on su…
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Alstom Appoints Ling Fang Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific Region
Alstom Transport has announced the appointment of Ling Fang as Senior Vice President (SVP) of its Asia Pacific region. Fang will provide str…
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Alstom's Citadis X05 Tram Begins Operations in Nice
On 30 June Alstom put its latest version of its Citadis X05 tram, which features its SRS ground-based static charging system for trams with …
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Alstom Reveals First Electric Locomotive for Azerbaijan Railways Order
Alstom has revealed the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A electric freight locomotive which it has produced for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) via its jo…
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Germany: Frankfurt Orders 38 Citadis Trams from Alstom
Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF), which operates transport in Frankfurt, Germany has ordered 38 Citadis trams from Al…
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The Proposed Alstom-Siemens Merger Presses Ahead
The Alstom-Siemens merger awaits approval by the competition authorities and by Alstom's shareholders next month following the two companies…
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Saudi Arabia: Alstom Testing Performance for Riyadh Metro Project
Alstom is currently completing initial dynamic tests on its contribution to the Riyadh Metro Project in Saudi Arabia. The company is providi…
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Norway: Bane NOR Awards Contract for Installation of ERTMS to Alstom
Bane NOR, the Norwegian railway authority, has awarded a contract to equip the entire Norwegian railway fleet with the European Rail Traffic…
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Alstom confirms plans to bring hydrogen trains to the UK
Alstom today confirms plans to bring its world leading hydrogen technology to trains in the UK. This is the first substantive industry respo…
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Singapore: Alstom to Supply 17 Metropolis Trains for Land Transport Authority
Alstom and the Land Transport Authority of Singapore have signed a contract agreeing the order of 69 Metropolis Trains for the country's met…
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Alstom France: 32 Citadis Dualis Tram-Trains Ordered by Île-de-France Mobilités and SNCF Transilien
Île-de-France Mobilités and SNCF Transilien have ordered 32 more Citadis Dualis Tram-Trains from Alstom France for delivery by 2022.
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German State of Hesse Orders Additional Regional Trains
Alstom has received an order worth over €27 million from Hessische Landesbahn GmbH (HLB), transport operator in the state of Hesse, for the …
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Alstom to Supply 25 Coradia Lint Regional Trains to Southern Germany
Alstom has received two orders for the supply of a total of 25 Coradia Lint regional trains in southern Germany. DB Regio Bayern has ordered…
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Alstom Ships First Metropolis Trainset for Panama Metro Line 2
Alstom has shipped the first Metropolis trainset for Panama metro line 2 from its factory in Barcelona (Spain). All 20 metros ordered for Pa…
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Alstom to Supply Additional Coradia Stream Regional Trains to Trenitalia
Alstom has been awarded four contracts totalling around €330 million by Trenitalia, the Italian national train operator, for the supply of 5…
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Alstom Completes First All-Electric Locomotive at Indian Facility
Alstom announced the completion of its first all-electric locomotive from its state-of-the-art locomotive facility at Madhepura in the State…
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On-Board WiFi Specialist 21net Acquired by Alstom
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 21net, from the Innovacom fund and other investors. 21net is a provider of on-…
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First Coradia Polyvalent Train for Algeria Enters Commercial Service
Mr. Abdelghani Zalene, Algeria’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, today celebrated the commercial entry into service of the first Cor…
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Alstom to Supply 30 Electric Locomotives to ONCF in €130 Million Deal
Alstom has been awarded a contract with ONCF for the supply of 30 electric locomotives. The contract – which is the result of an internation…
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Driverless Metro Booming in China
Ling Fang, MD of Alstom’s division in China & East Asia, tells Railway-News how her company is keeping up with the development of driverless…
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French Regions Order Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains
Alstom is to supply 14 additional Coradia Polyvalent trains to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est regions for an amount of approximat…
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Alstom Becomes Majority Shareholder in its Kazakh Locomotive Joint Venture
Alstom has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Railways to acquire their 25% stake in the EKZ Joint Venture for the production of electric l…
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Iraqi Government Signs Urban Transport MoU With Alstom
Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra.