Press Releases

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    Tours’ Citadis tramset on show at the 2013 UITP in Geneva!

    20/05/2013

    Two modules from Tours’ Citadis tramsets have arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will go on show as part of the 60th world UITP (international public transport association) conference. This event, which will be all about the transformation of urban mobility, will officially open to the public on 26 May.

  • Alstom to supply traction system for 174 metro cars of Nanjing metro line 4 in China

    13/05/2013

    Alstom and its local joint venture, Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (SATEE), have been awarded a contract by Nanjing Metro Group to provide traction systems and associated services to the Nanjing Metro line 4 phase I project. The contract value is approximately €28 million. The Nanjing Metro Line 4 is expected to be put into commercial operation in October 2015.

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    Alstom achieves a solid commercial and operational performance and free cash flow turns positive

    07/05/2013

    Between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, Alstom booked €23.8 billion of orders, up 10% compared to last year. As announced, the group achieved a strong level of orders in the fourth quarter at €6.6 billion, leading to a book-to-bill above 1 for the 10th consecutive quarter.

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    Alstom to provide 14 regional trains to AKN

    06/05/2013

    Alstom is awarded a contract worth around 60 million euros by the private operator AKN Eisenbahn AG for the supply of 14 Coradia Lint regional trains to run in the Northern Germany, connecting the cities of Hamburg, Elmshorn, Neumünster and Norderstedt in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.

  • Alstom to supply ground-braking energy recovery system for London Underground

    02/05/2013

    Alstom was awarded a contract by UK Power Networks Services to supply its innovative Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (HESOP) energy recovery system for the Victoria Line of the London Underground.

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    Alstom and partner Transmashholding open new production facility in Russia

    25/04/2013

    Alstom and Transmashholding (TMH), inaugurated a joint production site dedicated to asynchronous traction drives for electric locomotives in Novocherkassk, in southern Russia. This modern traction drive will equip the locomotives jointly developed and manufactured by Alstom and TMH for Russia and Kazakhstan. The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of Russian Railw

  • Alstom, TSO and Costain joint venture wins Crossrail’s infrastructure contract in the UK, valued at over €350 million

    02/04/2013

    The ATC joint venture, consisting of Alstom, TSO and Costain, has been awarded its first contract to fit out and commission the Crossrail tunnels currently being bored under the streets of London.

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    Alstom and Adif sign an agreement to develop the technology for a third rail signaling system

    14/03/2013

    Alstom and Adif - the Spanish railway infrastructure manager - signed an agreement to develop a new third rail signaling system. The project is part of a framework agreement signed by both actors on November 2012 to carry out R&D projects at Adif's Railway Technology Center in Málaga.

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    Alstom 2003-2013: A decade of profound change

    11/03/2013

    When Patrick Kron is appointed Chairman & CEO of Alstom, he takes the helm of a company in a critical situation, whose very survival is at stake. The drastic decisions which will be taken and the considerable efforts implemented in the following years will have a profound effect on Alstom.

  • Alstom and Kamkor to produce 10,000 point machines in Kazakhstan

    01/03/2013

    The joint venture, KazElectroPrivod, equally owned by Alstom and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth €90 million with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan national railway company, for the supply of 10,000 point machines over a 10-year period starting in 2013.

News

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    Tours’ Citadis tramset on show at the 2013 UITP in Geneva!

    20/05/2013

    Two modules from Tours’ Citadis tramsets have arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, where they will go on show as part of the 60th world UITP (international public transport association) conference. This event, which will be all about the transformation of urban mobility, will officially open to the public on 26 May.

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    Alstom achieves a solid commercial and operational performance and free cash flow turns positive

    07/05/2013

    Between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013, Alstom booked €23.8 billion of orders, up 10% compared to last year. As announced, the group achieved a strong level of orders in the fourth quarter at €6.6 billion, leading to a book-to-bill above 1 for the 10th consecutive quarter.

  • Alstom to supply ground-braking energy recovery system for London Underground

    02/05/2013

    Alstom was awarded a contract by UK Power Networks Services to supply its innovative Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (HESOP) energy recovery system for the Victoria Line of the London Underground.

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    Last two Casablanca Citadis tramsets leaving Reichshoffen facility

    02/04/2013

    The last two Casablanca Citadis tramsets left the Reichshoffen facility on Monday March 25th, 2013. The event marked the end of production for the 74 trains making up the Moroccan fleet, after mobilising 10 Alstom Transport facilities in France and abroad.

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    Smart glazing by Alstom

    02/04/2013

    During the “Industry and Innovation train” event which criss-crosses France from 19 March to 18 April 2013, Alstom presents a smart glazing prototype for its trains. Spotlight on this innovating technology which places real-time passenger information at the heart of passenger journeys.

  • Alstom, TSO and Costain joint venture wins Crossrail’s infrastructure contract in the UK, valued at over €350 million

    02/04/2013

    The ATC joint venture, consisting of Alstom, TSO and Costain, has been awarded its first contract to fit out and commission the Crossrail tunnels currently being bored under the streets of London.

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    Alstom and Adif sign an agreement to develop the technology for a third rail signaling system

    14/03/2013

    Alstom and Adif - the Spanish railway infrastructure manager - signed an agreement to develop a new third rail signaling system. The project is part of a framework agreement signed by both actors on November 2012 to carry out R&D projects at Adif's Railway Technology Center in Málaga.

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    Le Creusot surpasses a historic record

    19/02/2013

    The Alstom site of Le Creusot has surpassed a historic record delivering 2,201 bogies between 1 January and 31 December 2012. This level of production had never been attained before: during the last four years, the annual production of the site has increased by 83%.

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    Alstom to provide 34 light rail vehicles and maintenance services for Ottawa

    13/02/2013

    Alstom finalised a contract to provide 34 light rail vehicles and 30 years of maintenance services to the Rideau Transit Group (RTG) consortium[1] that was selected to design, build, finance, and maintain the first line of the Ottawa Light Rapid Transit (OLRT) system worth over €1.5 billion (2.1 billion Canadian dollars). Alstom’s portion of the contract is worth approximately

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    Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom cooperate to develop flywheel energy storage technology for Citadis

    17/01/2013

    Today Williams Hybrid Power - a division of the Williams group of companies that includes the Williams F1 Team - and Alstom Transport have signed an agreement that will see Williams Hybrid Power’s energy storage technology applied to Alstom’s Citadis trams by 2014.