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Alstom And Bombardier Transportation Received Necessary Regulatory Approvals To Complete Their Fusion
Alstom And Bombardier Transportation Received Necessary Regulatory Approvals To Complete Their Fusion

On 1 December 2020, Alstom and Bombardier announced that all necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the sale of Bombardier Transportation to Alstom have been received.

TMH International Will Maintain The Fleet Of Go-Ahead Bayern
TMH International Will Maintain The Fleet Of Go-Ahead Bayern

On 1 December 2020 it was announced that Go-Ahead Bayern of Augsburg and TMH International (TMHI) of Zug have reached an agreement on cooperation over the maintenance of the latter’s operator fleet. 

Coradia iLint Finished Passenger Test Service At ÖBB
Coradia iLint Finished Passenger Test Service At ÖBB

On 27 November 2020, Alstom's Coradia iLint has completed around three months of test operation on the ÖBB regional lines.

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First Alstom Hybrid Régiolis In France
First Alstom Hybrid Régiolis In France

Alstom announced that the prototype for the energy storage system of the first hybrid TER train has completed its trials on the test bench at Alstom's Tarbes site.

Greater Anglia Class 720 EMU In Regular Service
Greater Anglia Class 720 EMU In Regular Service

On 26 November 2020, the first of Greater Anglia’s Class 720 Aventra EMUs entered passenger service in Essex. 

Zefiros For Västtrafik Being Built
Zefiros For Västtrafik Being Built

On 6 April 2018 Bombardier Transportation announced that it had been awarded a contract worth about 3.8 billion SEK (368 million EUR) by Swedish local operator Västtrafik for 40 200 km/h three-car EMUs, with an option for 60 more trains.

Six More Class EP2D EMUs For TsPPK
Six More Class EP2D EMUs For TsPPK

During September and October 2020, DMZ delivered six Class EP2D EMUs to TsPPK.

ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km
ForCity Trams In Eskişehir Achieved 2,000,000 km

In October 2020, Škoda-built ForCity Classic trams in the Turkish city of Eskişehir achieved 2 million kilometers  over two years of operation. 

Alstom’s HealthHub TrainScanner In Warszawa
Alstom’s HealthHub TrainScanner In Warszawa

On 24 November 2020, Alstom’s predictive maintenance solution for rolling stock, TrainScanner, has entered in service in Warszawa’s Service Centre, where it will be used to maintain the fleet of 20 PKP IC „Pendolinos“.

Alstom Delivers Metros For Hanoi
Alstom Delivers Metros For Hanoi

On 27 November 2020 Alstom began shipping the second of the ten four-car Metropolis trains for the new Line 3 of the Hanoi metro.

First Class 76 FLIRT On Test
First Class 76 FLIRT On Test

One of the newest trains tested at the VUZ Velim test centre is the first Class 76 FLIRT for Norske Tog.

Stadler To Work In Partnership With Newcastle University
Stadler To Work In Partnership With Newcastle University

On 25 November 2020, Stadler has committed to collaborating with Newcastle University on a variety of projects, underscoring its commitment to the north east region. This follows the announcement in January that Nexus had awarded the Swiss train-builder the contract to build, deliver and maintain 42 new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

New Wagons At Green Cargo For SSAB’ Steel Transports
New Wagons At Green Cargo For SSAB’ Steel Transports

A technological shift is afoot for wagons and load carriers for specialised freight transport for the SSAB stretches between Luleå and Borlänge and Borlänge and Oxelösund.

Alstom To Supply Italy’s First Hydrogen Trains
Alstom To Supply Italy’s First Hydrogen Trains

On 26 November 2020, Alstom announced that it will supply six hydrogen fuel cell trains, with the option for eight more, to FNM.

First Modernised SSB LRVs
First Modernised SSB LRVs

In February 2019, Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) awarded Voith a contract to modernise and renew the traction inverters of 50 Type S-DT 8.10 and S-DT 8.11 light rail vehicles.

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