Monthly Archives: September 2022

Alstom and Polo Mercitalia (FS Group) sign an agreement for the supply of an additional 20 Traxx DC3 electric locomotives

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, will supply the leading national railway operator, Polo Mercitalia (Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato), with 20 new generation Traxx DC3 electric locomotives, named E.494 in Italy. The delivery of these new units is scheduled to start early 2024 and will be completed during that year. These are 20 […]

Meet VR FleetCare

Finland is a small but efficient northern country that is home to many world-class companies. Their competitive advantages have included high-level expertise, customer insight, co-operation, and the courage to do things in new ways. VR FleetCare is a provider of rail fleet maintenance and lifecycle services that is on its way to becoming the leading […]

Siemens Mobility to retrofit the Dutch National Railways ViRM fleet with ETCS technology

Siemens Mobility to retrofit 176 ViRM double deck rail vehicles with the latest ETCS onboard technology Siemens Mobility will provide seven years of maintenance services for ETCS system  Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract by NS Group N.V, the Dutch Railways, to retrofit 176 ViRM trains with the latest European Train Control System (ETCS) […]

Further Success in France, CAF to Supply 15 Trams to Marseilles

CAF has been chosen by RTM (Régie des Transports Métropolitains) that operates the entireMarseille public transportation network, to supply 15 new tramway units. The contract (value€57 million) also includes an option to increase the number of trams depending of the networkextensions to come. Marseille is the second most populated city in France after Paris, with […]

Alstom opens new Engineering and Innovation centre in Portugal

The new facilities include signalling labs, engineering offices, a warehouse and a component repair area Additionally, Alstom will collaborate with the Technical University of Porto, in the organization of a master’s degree focused on smart and sustainable mobility Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has just opened a new Engineering and Innovation […]