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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2011

Alstom to supply 22 Coradia trains to France

The $166M order is part of the contract signed in Oct. 2009 with SNCF. The Coradia Polyvalent is a single-level regional train that can travel at up to 99 mph in both its electric and hybrid versions.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2010

Alstom to equip 121 German trains with ERTMS

The contract is worth approximately $78 million. The trains to be equipped are 71 ICE-T tilting trains and 50 ICE3 trains, which are operated in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2010

Alstom’s high-speed trains enter service on Helsinki-St. Petersburg line

The four Pendolino trains, ordered by Karelian Trains, with a commercial speed of up to 137 mph, now link the two cities in three and a half hours, compared to the previous five-and-a-half hours.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Alstom wins two Latin American contracts

In Panama, the Secretaría del Metro de Panama awarded a contract to the "Consorcio Linea 1" to build the first line of the Panama Metro. Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican operator OPRET awarded Alstom a contract to supply 15 Metropolis train sets of three cars each, for the line 2 of the Santo Domingo metro.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2010

Alstom, Bombardier sign Chinese rail agreements

Both agreements, signed with China's Ministry of Railways, are aimed at strengthening their strategic partnership in the development of various products and systems, including rolling stock and signaling solutions applied in mainline and regional railways for the market in China and internationally.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2010

Alstom to supply $30M signaling system to China

Per the contract, Alstom is in charge of providing equipment and services of ATC subsystem, which is the core of Alstom’s Urbalis solution. Project teams from Alstom and CASCO will execute the project.

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ArticlesNovember 19, 2010

Alstom Innovation on Display at Innotrans

Company predicts steady growth and continued expansion into new global markets. Products unveiled at the exhibit included a new high-speed rail platform.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Alstom consortium to supply Spanish traction substations

The Madrid-Levante very high-speed line will link the cities of Madrid, Cuenca, Albacete, Valencia, Alicante, Castellon and Murcia. When the first section of approximately 272 miles enters commercial operation by the end of 2010, the Spanish very high-speed network will represent the longest network in Europe.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2010

Bombardier, Alstom consortium gets STM go-ahead

With funding approval completed, the contract now enters into force and the final price has been fixed using the applicable exchange rate. The contract is valued at $1.18 billion.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Business group forms to support Fla. high-speed rail

Companies in the partnership include: VINCI, OHL, Virgin and Alstom; and non-equity partners: Archer Western, AECOM and PBS&J. Each boasts strong ties to Florida and a long history of doing business in the state.

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