From the beginning of the month, the Spanish manufacturer has announced orders in the USA, Germany, France and Australia for the supply of almost 400 trams of various modifications.
France: The manufacturer showed a coupler of the head and double-deck passenger cars. From 2024, they should start replacing 3rd generation Duplex trains as part of the TGV service.
France: In an interview with LeMagIT, the Enterprise Data Director of Alstom discussed the upcoming merger of ERP systems of both manufacturers, as well as other priority tasks for the company in the IT field.
EU: The Spanish manufacturer obtained a plant in France, as well as intellectual rights for two platforms of multiple units.
EU: A train with two selected coupling technologies from Dellner and Voith is now running in trial mode across Europe. It is planned to be shown at the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin in September.
France: The manufacturer is appealing against Bombardier's breach of certain contractual provisions of the deal. In turn, the Canadian company will challenge the reduction in the cost of selling its railway industry division.
EU: In 2021, the REUSE project by UIC to stimulate the railway equipment recycling was finalized. In turn, manufacturers are increasingly indicating the share of materials in the rolling stock that are recyclable.
France: The manufacturer named such a project as part of the signing of an agreement ENGIE. Also, Alstom’s CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge announced the negotiations of hydrogen trains deliveries to Spain.
France: The national operator has unveiled three battery-powered vehicle concepts to help reopen low-traffic lines and replace diesel-powered rolling stock.
