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Alstom's bogie frame factory in Mátranovák to increase its production capacity
Alstom's bogie frame factory in Mátranovák to increase its production capacity

Alstom aims to boost production capacity by 40 % at its Mátranovák bogie frame factory in Hungary through a 6 billion HUF development program.

Government and Alstom in a period of “intensive discussion”
Government and Alstom in a period of “intensive discussion”

The Transport Secretary Mark Harper says he has had “a good, constructive meeting with Alstom Group CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge on the future of train manufacturing in the UK."

Class 730 trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line
Class 730 trains enter service on Birmingham’s Cross City Line

On 15 April 2024, passengers on Birmingham’s iconic Cross City Line have been travelling on a brand new train fleet for the first time.

 

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First C-Series train in passenger service
First C-Series train in passenger service

On 8 April 2024 Alstom has successfully delivered the first C-Series train as part of the Western Australian Government’s METRONET Railcar Program for passenger service.

 

Uncertainty about the future of Alstom’s Derby works
Uncertainty about the future of Alstom’s Derby works

“We are continuing to hold very constructive discussions with the Department for Transport to find a sustainable future for Derby, but time is short as our current projects are almost complete.” That was the message from the Managing Director at Alstom UK and Ireland Nick Crossfield in mid-March 2024.

WSMR - a new open access passenger service in the UK
WSMR - a new open access passenger service in the UK

On 14 March 2024, Alstom announced that it plans to operate its own passenger train service in the UK for the first time.

First ČD Class 680 Pendolino with ETCS on test
First ČD Class 680 Pendolino with ETCS on test

On 22 January 2024, Pendolino 680.004 arrived at VUZ Velim, which was the first of its class to be equipped with the ETCS OBU.

Alstom to supply 16 TRAXXes to Romania
Alstom to supply 16 TRAXXes to Romania

On 29 January 2024 Alstom and the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF) have signed a contract for the delivery of 16 TRAXX3 MS locomotives and 20 years of associated maintenance services.

DB Regio ordered Coradia Max EMUs for OSTA network
DB Regio ordered Coradia Max EMUs for OSTA network

On 18 January 2024, Alstom announced that it will supply 18 Coradia Max EMUs to DB Regio (Coradia Max replaces the former product name Coradia Stream HC, High Capacity).

First SWR's Arterio in service
First SWR's Arterio in service

On 9 January 2024 first customers got to experience SWR’s new Class 701 Arterio EMUs.

Two various Coradia Stream EMUs at Velim
Two various Coradia Stream EMUs at Velim

The first vehicle to arrive for testing in 2024 at VUZ Velim was a Coradia Stream for Romania on 5 January.

More Coradia Stream HMUs for Italy
More Coradia Stream HMUs for Italy

On 22 December 2023 Alstom announced that it will supply to Ferrovie del Sud Est, transport operator of the Puglia region, two Coradia Stream H hydrogen trains to replace the current diesel trains.

DB invited tender for the ICE 5 trains
DB invited tender for the ICE 5 trains

On 15 December 2023, DB launched a tender for the next generation of ICE high-speed trains.

First Coradia Stream in Romania
First Coradia Stream in Romania

The first of the Coradia Stream units ordered by the ARF (Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară, Railway Reform Authority) has arrived in Romania.

The new ICE generation in preparation
The new ICE generation in preparation

On 15 November 2022, Deutsche Bahn announced that it had commissioned Alstom Transport Deutschland and Siemens Mobility to independently develop concepts for Germany's new high speed trains 3.0.