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Alstom wins contract to extend Le Mans trams in France

Le Mans Métropole’ has chosen Alstom for its project to extend existing Citadis trams The contract awarded to Alstom for 57 million euro includes the extension of the 34 trams of the city, from 32 …

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Network Rail engineers prepare for £90m investment over Easter bank holiday

More than 95% of Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway will be open for business this Easter - with some exceptions - as Network Rail engineers gear up for a £90m programme of work over the …

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VINCI wins a new railway contract in France

Renewal of 800 km of track in the French railway network A 7-year contract including two years of optional works A contract worth around €700 million As part of the programme to transform and upgrade its …

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First images of HS2’s biggest ‘green bridge’

HS2 has revealed new images of the project’s largest ‘green bridge’, which will cross the high-speed railway near Brackley. The 99m-wide bridge is designed to take a local road over the new railway close to the …

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History in motion: Female signallers take the lead today on the West Coast Main Line

Today, on International Women’s Day, 11 of the 15 people needed to signal trains on the West Coast Main Line between London and Crewe are women. Signalling and controlling this busy route is something that Kelly …

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'East meets West’: rail project connects Oxford with Bletchley for first time in 50 years

The final section of track connecting Bicester and Bletchley has been laid today (Thursday 7 March) as part of the East West Rail (EWR) project to improve rail connectivity between Cambridge and Oxford. The project …

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Alstom to supply 20 additional Movia C30 metro trains for SL in Sweden

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, and SL have concluded an agreement for an option of 20 additional Movia C30 metro trains on the existing contract. The first agreement, signed in 2013, included …

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HS2 welcomes planning approval for green tunnel in Burton Green

HS2 welcomes Schedule 17 planning permission from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the design of the green tunnel at Burton Green. The designs respond to community feedback, focusing on bigger and better green spaces around the …

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HS2 celebrates the UK’s first female rig driver

Natalie Smith from Redditch is quite literally laying the foundations for HS2’s arrival. The 44-year-old mother of one is among the growing ‘orange army’ of female construction workers that changed career to play a part in …

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Making trains smarter: how Alstom’s components are changing the game

Hidden in the heart of every train lie a certain number of parts vital for rolling stock efficiency. These systems and components, which Alstom designs, manufactures or develops with suppliers using a build-to-print approach, are …

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