ALSTOM confirmed on January 5 that French National Railways (SNCF) has placed a €75m order on behalf of Ile-de-France transport authority STIF for 15 Citadis Dualis tram-trains for the €270m extension of Paris Line T4 from Gargan to Montfermeil.
INDIA's urban development minister Mr Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the first of 25 three-car Metropolis trains for Kochi Metro in a ceremony at Alstom's Sri City plant in Andhra Pradesh on January 2.
ALSTOM confirmed on December 29 that it has concluded the acquisition of an additional 8% stake in Transmashholding (TMH) from Russian Railways (RZD).
THREE French ministries have formed a joint venture with Alstom and Ademe, a government agency which funds sustainability projects, to develop the country's next-generation high-speed train
PANAMA Metro has awarded a €145m contract to a consortium including Alstom, Thales, Sofratresa, CIM, and TSO to expand the Panama City metro Line 1 train fleet and upgrade the line's signalling system, power supply, and depot facilities.
BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) signed a framework contract with a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier on December 18 for up to 1362 M7 double-deck coaches, with an initial firm order for 445 vehicles.
ITALIAN open-access high-speed operator NTV and Alstom have unveiled the design for the eight Pendolinos which NTV ordered in a €460m contract placed in October.
THE first of 600 X'Trapolis Mega six-car commuter EMUs for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been delivered to the operator's Wolmerton depot near Pretoria in readiness for the start of dynamic testing on the South African network.
ALSTOM confirmed on December 15 that it has signed a €160m contract with Hessen State Railways (HLB) to supply 30 Coradia Continental EMUs for the Südhessen-Untermain regional network in central Germany.
CHILEAN commuter rail operator Valparaíso Regional Metro (Merval) officially launched its new fleet of Alstom X'Trapolis Modular EMUs on December 1, when the first trains entered passenger service on the 43km Valparaíso - Limache line.
