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Alstom secures new high speed operation in Germany with its onboard signalling control systems for ICEs

Alstom has been equipping for Deutsche Bahn the complete ICE high speed fleet, intended for the German Unity Transport Project VDE 8, with its Atlas 200 onboard control systems (ETCS/ERTMS level 2 baseline 3). On 10 December 2017, the high speed... ...

Alstom and the Iraqi government sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of urban transport

Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of Dr.Sami Al Araji,... ...

ACTN consortium will complete the civil works for Cuenca Tram Project

The ACTN Consortium was selected to complete the civil works of the Cuenca Tram. It is composed of Alstom, CIM (Compagnie Internationale de Maintenance) and NGE Group (TSO and NGE contracting). The Consortium will perform the construction of the... ...

Alstom will install its latest generation ERTMS technology in Adif’s laboratory trains

Alstom has been awarded a project by the Spanish railway infrastructure manager Adif to equip three auscultation trains with its latest ERTMS technology solution Atlas. This upgrade of the on-board signalling systems on ADIF’s monitoring trains... ...

Alstom delivers the first overhauled BB36000 locomotive to Akiem

Alstom has delivered the first overhauled BB36000 locomotive out of a total of 7 vehicles covered by a mid-life overhaul contract signed on 22 April 2016. The contract was later supplemented in June 2017 with 23 additional locomotives of the same type.... ...

Phnom Penh Plans New Automatic Guideway Transit System

Public Works and Transport Minister Sun Chanthol led a Cambodian delegation from the Ministry on 15 November 2017 to visit the Yokohama Seaside Line Company, which operates the 10.6 km long, 14 station Kanazawa Automatic Guideway Transit (AGT) system... ...

Alstom’s Citadis trams arrive in Dublin from La Rochelle

Alstom has successfully delivered the first longest Citadis trams ever to Dublin from its factory in La Rochelle, France. Seven, 55-metre trams, purchased for €35 million by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), will run on the extension of the... ...

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