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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2015

Alstom to extend Line 1 of Panama Metro

Company will supply 70 additional metro cars and also update the existing signalling solution, power supply and increase the size of the depot.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2015

Bombardier-Alstom consortium to supply double-deck cars to Belgium

The total order to supply of to 1,362 M7 cars is valued at $3.6 billion. Bombardier's part is worth around $2.3 billion, while Alstom's share is worth $1.3 billion.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2015

Alstom unveils train design for Italian high-speed rail network

This new train, an evolution of the former Pendolino high speed train, can reach a maximum speed of 155 mph. Measuring 614 feet long, the train will be composed of 7 cars accommodating around 480 passengers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2015

Alstom to supply traction system to Beijing Metro Line 6

Will provide the Optonix traction system specially designed and developed by Alstom for the Chinese market and already ordered by major Chinese cities including Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xi’an and Chengdu.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2015

Alstom to supply Citadis trams to Lyon, France

The order, worth over $21 million, represents the exercise of an option on a contract signed in 2011.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2015

Alstom delivers 8 more Australian trains

This delivery milestone follows an additional order for a further five X’Trapolis trains announced by the Victorian state government in March 2015, expected to start operating on the network by late 2016.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2015

Alstom wins lucrative Indian locomotive contract

he total contract is worth about $3.2 billion and includes the set-up of a plant at Madhepura (Bihar state) and two maintenance depots at Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh state) and Nagpur (Maharashtra state).

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2015

Alstom unveils railcar design for Sydney Metro

The metro features three double doors per car, enabling passengers to rapidly get on and off the train. It includes a distinctive nose design allows commuters to travel while looking directly out the front of the fully-automated train.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2015

Alstom’s tram factory in Brazil equipped with a test track

The test track — which is approximately a quarter-mile long — is powered via catenaries, enabling Citadis trams to run at speeds of 25 mph.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Bombardier-Alstom consortium wins Spanish high-speed rail control contract

The project, awarded by Spain's Administrator of Railway Infrastructure has a total value of approximately $185 million.

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