Alstom
French rolling stock manufacturer
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| September 2025 |
Alstom was awarded a $1,066 million contract to build and maintain 18 new battery trains for Wellington, New Zealand, with trains to be built in India and expected to arrive in NZ around 2029 and enter service in 2030.
Alstom awarded a €538m contract in Wellington, New Zealand for 18 Adessia Stream B battery trains and 35 years of maintenance | Alstom
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Alstom to supply Tūhono battery-electric trains to provide better connections in Wellington | News | Railway Gazette International
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| August 28 2025 | The first five Amtrak next-generation high-speed trainsets entered service, capable of reaching speeds up to 186 mph with active tilting technology. |
| August 2025 | Alstom secured a contract with Virgin Trains to supply 12 new high-speed Avelia Stream tilting trains, part of a £700 million service across northern Europe that will include routes through the Channel Tunnel. |
| 2025 | As of Spring 2025, only 14 of the 28 contracted Amtrak high-speed train sets have been built and remain in the testing phase. |
| June 25 2025 | Train 1402-2402 'Giurgiu' has commenced dynamic tests on Bucharest Metro line M2, specifically between the Berceni and Tudor Arghezi stations. |
| 2025 | Strasbourg orders 22 Alstom Citadis 405 trams |
| 2025 | Group order of Citadis 305 trams placed by Besançon, Brest, and Toulouse in France |
| 2025 | Cairo Metro Line 1 expected to start using Metropolis train cars. |
| January 2025 | CBTC (Communication-Based Train Control) testing scheduled for Bucharest Metro line M5. |
| 2024 | Alstom plans to issue €1.75 billion of shares and bonds to restructure its debt and prevent a potential credit downgrade to junk bond status. |
| 2024 | Alstom APS implemented in the Barcelona tram in Spain, using APS in certain regions. |
| 2024 | Alstom plans to trial its electric road system (ERS) on the public road RN205 in the Rhône-Alpes region, with the goal of supplying 500 kW of power for electric heavy trucks, road utility vehicles, and electric cars. |
| 2024 | Prototype 1402-2402 "Giurgiu" commenced dynamic tests on Bucharest Metro line M2 between Berceni and Tudor Arghezi stations. |
| December 31 2024 | Additional standards for 'full interoperability' and a 'unified and interoperable solution' for ground-level power supply are scheduled to be published, providing comprehensive specifications for communication and power supply through conductive rails embedded in roads. |
| November 12 2024 | Alstom delivered the first of 35 fully automated Metropolis trains to Taiwan, a four-car stainless-steel train capable of carrying up to 700 passengers and reaching speeds up to 100 km/h. |
| September 2024 | Alstom completed the sale of its American rail signalling business to Knorr-Bremse for $690 million. |
| September 2024 | The final train (87th out of 106) was delivered, completing the Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent train procurement project. |
| April 2024 | CDPQ Infra announced a service optimization strategy, reducing train length to two-car configurations during weekends and off-peak periods to decrease energy consumption and vehicle wear. |
| April 2024 | Revised expected delivery date for the trains, delayed from the original 2022 timeline due to COVID-19 pandemic, Russian invasion of Ukraine, and technical design issues. |
| January 2024 | Metrorex accepted the revised version of the BM4 train (unit 1402-2402 'Giurgiu'), giving green light for series production after multiple design and production challenges. |
| 2023 | Nantes begins receiving 49 Citadis 405 trams to replace older TFS models, with first 14 trams delivered in 2023 |
| 2023 | Bucharest Metro began deploying Metropolis train cars in Q4 2023, with trains built in Taubaté, Brazil. |
| 2023 | São Paulo Metropolitan Trains began using 20 Metropolis train sets built in Taubaté. |
| 2023 | Taipei Metro started using Metropolis train cars, with trains built in Taubaté, Brazil. |
| July 31 2023 | The Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent train entered service, marking the opening of the first five stations of the REM (Réseau Express Métropolitain) network in Montreal, Quebec. |
| 2022 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany begins operating 58 Classic (SX05) Citadis trams, including 24 31.5m and 34 40m trams |
| 2022 | Lusail Tram in Qatar implemented APS on above-ground sections, covering approximately 19 km. |
| 2022 | Initial expected delivery date for the trains, which was subsequently delayed. |
| December 2022 | CENELEC Technical Standard 50717 was approved, establishing the first standard for electrical equipment on board a vehicle powered by a rail electric road system. |
| December 31 2022 | As of this date, the French government confirms a continued safety record with no electrocutions or electrification accidents on tramways using APS technology. |
| November 2022 | Alstom expanded its plant in Taubaté, Brazil in anticipation of contracts signed in Bucharest, Taipei, São Paulo, and Santiago de Chile. |
| 2021 | Toronto plans deployment of Citadis Spirit trams for Line 6 Finch West, with 61 vehicles planned |
| 2021 | Alstom APS implemented in the Istanbul T5 tramway in Turkey. |
| 2021 | Alstom completed the takeover of Bombardier's rail division, influencing the design language of the Metropolis BM4 trainset, which reflects the final Bombardier MOVIA design style. |
| November 2021 | 37 out of 106 trains had been delivered, and trains were undergoing testing. Earlier quality issues were reported to have been resolved by CDPQ Infra in December 2021. |
| November 2021 | Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels signed a contract with Alstom to supply 55 luxury Metropolis trains for the first line of the Greater Cairo Metro, with delivery beginning in 2025. |
| March 2021 | South Western Railway cancelled planned withdrawal of Class 458 trains and instead returned their Class 442 trains to the lessor, deciding to keep the 458s as their primary train units. |
| 2020 | Athens, Greece receives 25 Citadis 305 trams |
| 2020 | Alstom, Elonroad, and other companies began drafting a standard for ground-level power supply electric roads, collaborating to develop technical specifications for innovative electric road systems. |
| 2020 | Alstom APS implemented in the Cuenca tram in Ecuador, using APS in certain regions. |
| November 2020 | The Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent trains were first publicly unveiled. |
| November 2020 | Alstom secured a contract to provide 20 driverless Metropolis trainsets for Athens Metro Line 4, scheduled to open in 2028. |
| November 2020 | Alstom secured an order for 13 six-car Metropolis BM4 trains for Bucharest Metro line M5, worth 100 million euros with potential expansion. |
| November 3 2020 | Trains were officially ordered after a tendering process involving multiple manufacturers including Alstom, CAF, Hyundai Rotem, Metrowagonmash, and a consortium of Astra Vagoane Călători and CRRC Qingdao Sifang. |
| October 2020 | The first completed trains were transported from India to Montreal by ship. |
| July 2020 | EU competition authorities approved Alstom's purchase of Bombardier Transportation, with conditions including selling specific factories and train divisions. |
| February 2020 | Signed a letter of agreement to purchase the transportation division of Bombardier Inc. |
| 2019 | Avignon introduces its first Tramway line (T1) since 1933, using 14 Compact Citadis trams numbered 101-114 |
| 2019 | Paris introduces 22 Citadis 405 trams numbered 901-922 for the T9 line |
| 2019 | Qatar introduced 35 Alstom Citadis trams in Lusail LRT system, marking a significant public transportation infrastructure development in the city. |
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