Alstom in Australia

Contact Alstom in Australia

Level 4, 16 Giffnock Avenue
North Ryde
NSW 2113
Sydney

+61 2 8870 6000

Your sustainable infrastructure solutions provider

Alstom has been providing sustainable infrastructure solutions in Australia and New Zealand for more than 100 years and currently employs approximately 450 people across 10 sites that include workshops, offices and manufacturing facilities.

Alstom is a major supplier of Rolling Stock, Signalling and associated Services for the rail industry throughout Australia. Our proud history includes the manufacturing of diesel/electric Locomotives in Brisbane, Queensland in the 1940’s and 1950’s to when the Business made a significant step acquiring the Ballarat workshop from the Victorian Government in 1999, as a local industrial base for rolling stock build, renovation and components overhaul.

In the more recent years, Alstom continues to support the national Transport Sector. Our X’Trapolis trains dominate the Melbourne suburban network alongside our Citadis Trams that also operate in both Melbourne and Adelaide. In Sydney, we are supplying our latest Metropolis rolling stock and CBTC signalling system for the new Sydney Metro Northwest, including the maintenance for 15 years. The latest evolution of our Citadis tram, the X05, will bring a new dimension Sydney’s public transport network as part of the Sydney Light Rail project.

500+

employees

13

sites

600+

rail cars operating in Melbourne

Focus on our solutions

Suburban trains

Trams in Melbourne and Adelaide

Alstom has supplied 47 low floor Citadis trams that operate in Melbourne (the world’s largest Tramway network) and Adelaide. Alstom has most recently supplied 60 Citadis X05 trams for the Sydney Light Rail project in Sydney.
Metro Rolling Stock in Sydney

Alstom supplied the first driverless Metro rolling stock for the Sydney Metro Northwest project. 22 x 6 car Metropolis trains were supplied for the project and a further 23 trainset will be supplied by Alstom for the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project set to be operational in 2024.
Signalling

Alstom continues to strengthen its operations in signalling. Notably for TfNSW trains in Sydney and Queensland Rail in Brisbane. Our systems will increase the frequency of trains as well as the safety of the network and positions Alstom well for future signalling opportunities across Australia.
Maintenance

As part of the Sydney Light Rail project, Alstom is responsible for the maintenance of the rolling stock and infrastructure of the network. Alstom will maintain the existing fleet of CAF trams and the new fleet of Citadis X05 trams for 19 years from July 2015. Alstom will be responsible for Alstom’s Metropolis trains for 15 years that were delivered for the Sydney Metro Northwest Rail Link project. Alstom will also be responsible for the maintenance of PTA’s Metronet C-Series X’Trapolis trains for 20 years with options for 2 x 5-year extensions.
Rolling stock supply

Alstom is a leading supplier of Suburban and Metro trains in Australia, having supplied more than 500 rail cars for Melbourne’s suburban network and will soon supply Australia’s first fully automated rolling stock for Sydney Metro – Northwest project.

Sydney light rail system

Alstom as part of the ALTRAC consortium is responsible for the integrated light rail system for Sydney which includes the design, delivery and commissioning of 60 Citadis X05 trams, power supply equipment including APS (ground power supply), signalling systems, the energy recovery system HESOP, depot equipment and 19 years maintenance.
Sydney’s first fully automated metro trains

Alstom is building 22 x 6 car Metropolis trains and CBTC signalling for the Sydney Metro - North West. This project consists of the construction of a new 23km line in the North West of Sydney, as well as the construction of 9 new railway stations. With success revenue service of Australia's first fully automated rail line in May 2019, Alstom will be maintaining the rolling stock and signallying system for 15 years. Alstom in future will also be supplying 23 x 6 car Metropolis and CBTC signalling system as part of the Sydney Metro & City & Southwest Extension.
Signalling solutions

Alstom’s extensive range of signalling solutions from interlockings to ETCS L1/L2 and CBTC are currently being rolled out throughout the country, including Roma St, North Coast Line in Queensland, Sydney Trains network and Melbourne suburban network.
Perth Metronet

Alstom as part of PTA’s Metronet project, will be responsible for the design, supply, manufacturing, testing and commissioning of 41 x 6-car electric (EMU) and 2 x 3-car diesel (DMU) trains, which includes 50% local content, 20 years maintenance of the EMU trains and maintenance support services for the DMU trains. The trains will be manufactured in PTA’s Bellevue assembly facility and delivered over a 7-year period commencing in 2022. The contract includes options for an additional 30 EMU trains and a further two options of 5 + 5 years of maintenance.