FlexCare Modernise: Full range of modernisation solutions for existing assets

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FlexCare Modernise at a glance

Market leader for train modernisation
Flexible and tailored solutions, including consulting
Lower total cost of ownership
Smart and energy saving solutions capitalising on existing assets
Improves passenger experience and accessibility
Innovative solutions to reduce carbon footprint

Alstom is the market leader and preferred partner for modernisation solutions to enhance and extend the lifetime of rolling stock. FlexCare Modernise™ offers the most comprehensive portfolio of Life, Smart and Green modernisation solutions to address a wide range of customer needs such as minimising lifecycle costs, reducing environmental impact, and enhancing passenger comfort and train performance.

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Lifetime extension

Smart upgrades

Sustainable solutions

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Market leader in modernisation

As the market leader for train modernisation with over 40,000 vehicles modernised around the world, Alstom implements return of experience into every project we deliver, ensuring your trains come back as good as new. Our flexible Life, Green and Smart modernisation solutions allow you to capitalise on your existing rail assets, rather than investing in a new fleet, while benefiting from new functionalities, higher performance, lower carbon footprint, and a longer lifespan.

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Consulting expertise to help you make the most of your assets

With new standards and norms, environmental regulations, as well as company decarbonisation goals, many operators and asset owners are required to modernise their fleets. With such a wide range of solutions available on the market, it can be difficult to assess which services are best suited for a particular fleet and operational requirements. Alstom’s experts offer consulting services to help you identify the pain points of your fleet, find the right solutions with our extensive catalogue, and recommend a tailored approach to your unique needs.

Accessibility area in a refurbished Avanti West Coast high-speed train

Life modernisation solutions to extend the lifetime of trains

Alstom’s Life modernisation solutions maintain, recover, or extend the performance of existing assets through planned train refurbishments, overhauls and structural repairs. We provide crash repairs, train level overhauls including prototypes, kitting and testing, and obsolescence monitoring and management services. Alstom also offers operation repurposing, by addressing change of route, operator requirements, and capacity or trainset configuration.

Green modernisation for sustainable mobility

Our Green modernisation portfolio provides solutions to reduce or completely eliminate carbon emissions and implement circular economy and eco-design initiatives. As a pioneer in green traction, Alstom develops new green traction technologies to provide you with more sustainable and emission-free rail assets. Alstom offers green re-tractioning solutions for existing rolling stock, including low emissions solutions with diesel traction upgrades and hybrid solutions, and zero emissions full green re-tractioning, where diesel traction is replaced with battery or hydrogen power.

Smart modernisation to enhance performance and passenger experience

Alstom’s Smart modernisation solutions bring trains up to date with upgraded performance, new functionalities and innovative technologies. With a catalogue of over 100 Smart modernisation solutions, we have what operators need to keep their fleets abreast with the latest innovations in the rail industry. We provide services to upgrade subsystems to improve operational and energy performance, passenger experience, and deploy digital services enablers. For example, we enhance passenger experience with solutions to improve the interior’s accessibility, comfort, information and connectivity systems.

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Life modernisation solutions to extend the lifetime of trains

Alstom’s Life modernisation solutions maintain, recover, or extend the performance of existing assets through planned train refurbishments, overhauls and structural repairs. We provide crash repairs, train level overhauls including prototypes, kitting and testing, and obsolescence monitoring and management services. Alstom also offers operation repurposing, by addressing change of route, operator requirements, and capacity or trainset configuration.
Green modernisation for sustainable mobility

Our Green modernisation portfolio provides solutions to reduce or completely eliminate carbon emissions and implement circular economy and eco-design initiatives. As a pioneer in green traction, Alstom develops new green traction technologies to provide you with more sustainable and emission-free rail assets. Alstom offers green re-tractioning solutions for existing rolling stock, including low emissions solutions with diesel traction upgrades and hybrid solutions, and zero emissions full green re-tractioning, where diesel traction is replaced with battery or hydrogen power.
Smart modernisation to enhance performance and passenger experience

Alstom’s Smart modernisation solutions bring trains up to date with upgraded performance, new functionalities and innovative technologies. With a catalogue of over 100 Smart modernisation solutions, we have what operators need to keep their fleets abreast with the latest innovations in the rail industry. We provide services to upgrade subsystems to improve operational and energy performance, passenger experience, and deploy digital services enablers. For example, we enhance passenger experience with solutions to improve the interior’s accessibility, comfort, information and connectivity systems.

FlexCare Modernise™ key figures

40k+

vehicles modernised

100+

solutions in Alstom’s Smart modernisation catalogue

100%

CO2 emissions reduction from 20% to 100%

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Smart solutions for saving energy

With rising energy prices, many operators are looking for quick-wins to lower their operational costs and save on energy. In anticipation of this need, Alstom developed a portfolio of energy saving solutions for existing fleets as part of our smart modernisation catalogue. Our energy saving solutions focus on monitoring and upgrading the energy performance of the train’s main energy consuming subsystems. They also have the added benefit of indirectly reducing carbon emissions.

Alstom offers solutions to help you lower energy costs related to operating rolling stock assets. Our operation performance solutions include door upgrades, bogie-track interface, signalling upgrades, and even driving advisory systems, which can reduce traction energy consumption by up to 15%. This solution uses train, track and timetable information to calculate the most efficient way of driving a train, while ensuring your train arrives on time, despite minimal energy consumption.

We also have solutions to improve the energy performance of fleets, including traction, HVAC, and lighting upgrades, as well as energy monitoring. Realise up to 15% of energy saving thanks to our traction systems, power modules, drives and auxiliary converter upgrades. Alstom electric traction solutions are available for all types of rolling stock vehicles, from light rail through to locomotives. Your fleets will benefit from improved reliability, obsolescence treatment, traction lifetime extension and reduced energy consumption.

Unsure of which energy solutions will best fit your needs and offer you the highest energy performance? Alstom offers specialised consultation services including energy mapping and feasibility studies to determine the best possible options for your fleet. We have solutions that are quick and easy to implement for shorter train immobilisation, such as HVAC and door upgrades, as well as stabling of your trains, to reduce your energy bills as soon as possible.