Alstom’s first two Innovia 300 monorail trains for the Cairo Monorail project have arrived in Cairo after being completed at Alstom’s Derby UK factory, with propulsion systems application led by Alstom’s site in Trapaga, Spain
In a new joint project, ZF and DB Systemtechnik combine existing competencies to increase efficiency in the monitoring of critical infrastructure. Their digital monitoring solution detects potential rail deficiencies at an early stage. This enables predictive and flexible planning of maintenance work, thus reducing unnecessary expenses, preventing delays and breakdowns, and offering a real added value in terms of safety and comfort. A test vehicle will try out the system during an extensive real use application in the fall.
Alstom's Coradia iLint hydrogen train runs for the first time in FranceAlstom's Coradia iLint train, the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen, took its first turns in France on the tracks of the Centre d'Essais Ferroviaires[1] in Valenciennes (in the north of France) in the presence of Jean-Baptiste Djebarri, French Minister Delegate to the Minister of Ecological Transition, responsible for Transport, and Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, President of Alstom France.
HS2 Ltd, the company designing and delivering Britain’s brand-new high-speed railway, is encouraging communities in Crewe to take part in its latest public information event to find out more about plans for HS2’s arrival.
Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales Ground Transportation Systems Ltd to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology that will support improvements in safety and performance on the railway.
Alstom will supply SYTRAL (Lyon's Public Transport Authority) with 35 additional Citadis tramways as part of the “Destinations 2026” plan, which includes the introduction and extension of new tram lines
Knorr-Bremse has once again contracted with the Czech Republic’s largest vehicle manufacturer Škoda Transportation a.s. to supply original equipment for light rail vehicles and commuter trains
The environmental situation in Moscow has markedly improved over the past few years. In many respects, this is due to the transport infrastructure: more and more Muscovites are driving through the city by public transport, as well as actively using bicycles and electric cars. However, rail transport is the most eco-friendly, so today all the world mega-cities are focused on its development.