Alstom announces the signature of the International Rail Quality Board (IRQB) Consortium Agreement

“We are proud to announce the signature of the International Rail Quality Board (IRQB) Consortium Agreement, Board which Alstom is joining as a Member to better drive the improvement of the product quality within the whole rail sector. By signing the Consortium Agreement we express a strong commitment towards a sustainable way to drive our organisation for common benefits within the value chain. We believe that the rail sector definitely deserves our efforts for better reliability of the system to allow ultimately passenger satisfaction. The IRQB will drive the future IRIS Certification™ evolutions of the rules and therefore push for enhanced process performance within the organisations”, said Leon Linders, Vice President Quality & Continuous improvement at Alstom.