Alstom to build four new Traxx locomotives for PCC Intermodal
PCC Intermodal and Alstom have signed a contract for the delivery of four brand new Traxx MS3 multisystem locomotives, together with the provision of full…
Alstom to equip DB Cargo freight locomotive with ETCS
Alstom has signed an agreement to equip one of DB Cargo’s freight locomotives with ETCS signaling technology. As part of this project, subsidised by the…
Alstom supplies Ukrainian Railways with 130 electric locomotives
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) will receive 130 heavy electric locomotives by Alstom as part of a fleet renewal project. The French and Ukrainian governments signed an…
Alstom acquires Rotterdam-based maintenance firm Shunter
Alstom has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Shunter, a leading service provider in the field of maintenance of rolling stock for freight and passenger…
DB Cargo equips locomotives with Alstom’s ETCS technology
DB Cargo agreed with Alstom to equip thirteen freight locomotives with the ETCS signalling standard technology. They will use Alstom’s Atlas ETCS Baseline 3 Release…
First fully automated shunting locomotive tested in 2021
Alstom, Lineas and ProRail will start test drives with fully automatic shunting in 2021. The parties announced this on Wednesday 15 July. It concerns Automatic…
Knorr-Bremse and Alstom sign first Kazakhstan deal
Knorr-Bremse Russia and Alstom Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to facilitate the braking system of 295 locomotives in Kazakhstan for the next 25 years. The…
Alstom produces hundreds of locomotives for growing rail market Kazakhstan
Due to the huge infrastructure developments in Kazakhstan and the growing volumes of freight transported over the rail network of the country, the demand for…
‘European Commission safeguarded competitive pricing of rail’
By blocking the merger of two railway giants Siemens and Alstom, the European Commission has safeguarded the increasingly competitive pricing of rail transport. This was…