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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Alstom to deliver trams to Morocco

Will supply and maintain 74 Citadis trams to Casa Transports, the public company in charge of the construction of the tramway network in Casablanca.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2009

Alstom to supply French rail

Contract includes a firm part worth $1 billion for the delivery of 100 Coradia Polyvalent trainsets to eight French regions. The total volume may eventually reach 1,000 train sets up to 2021, for an amount of approximately $10 billion.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2009

Alstom wins Norwegian rail maintenance contract

To provide replacement parts, deliver parts on request in real time, manage the spare parts storehouse and provide local technical support per the $32.9M contract.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Alstom to supply tramway to Kazakhstan

Agreement includes a project feasibility study covering public works and electromechanical aspects (supply of rolling stock, laying of track, installation of catenaries and electrification of the line, including supply of all electric and mechanical systems and subsystems).

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2009

Alstom to equip Italian trains, electrify Spanish rail

Will provide the diagnostic, monitoring, assistance and on-site maintenance of the onboard ERTMS level 2 equipments for 31 Trenitalia trains. Plans to provide electrification for Granada, Spain’s tramway system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Alstom opens bogie test and validation center

Developed a new test bench that can accommodate complete bogies, including underframe, suspensions, transmission and engines.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2009

Alstom delivers first Prima II locomotive to Morocco

A total of 20 locomotives will be delivered between October 2009 and March 2010, and will begin commercial operation throughout the Moroccan network.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2009

NTSB: Signal failure in D.C. crash, issues recs

Board discovered that a failure occurred in which a spurious signal generated by a track circuit module transmitter mimicked a valid signal and bypassed the rails via an unintended signal path. Issued nine safety recommendations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2009

Alstom unveils new commuter train for U.K.

The new model from the X’Trapolis product platform features bogie offset articulation, which reduces the number of bogies by up to 30 percent, increasing aisle and gangway space, and making the train 28 percent lighter.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2009

Alstom to equip India rail

The contract is valued at a total of $133 million. The company will provide the design, manufacture, supply, installing, testing and commissioning of the train control and signaling system for line 1 and 2 of the new Bangalore metro system.

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