Bulgaria inks 720 mln euro train deal with Alstom-led consortium

Bulgaria    Alstom The 35 inter-regional EMUs trains will be the first provided by Alstom for passenger operation in Bulgaria and the first electric interregional trains purchased in the country in the last 20 years. The EMUs will be used to service …

Alstom layoffs at Thunder Bay plant scheduled to begin in May

The trimming of the workforce to happen in stages as the contract to build streetcars for Toronto winds down. Layoffs are scheduled to start at Thunder Bay's Alstom rail coach manufacturing plant in just over a week’s time, says the union representing …

VIDEO: Thunder Bay's Alstom plant expected to layoff more than half its workforce

Alstom layoffs scheduled to begin in May, union says

The trimming of the workforce is expected to happen in stages until the end of August as the contract to build LRV streetcars for Toronto winds down. THUNDER BAY — Layoffs are scheduled to start at the local Alstom plant in just over a week’s time, says …

Alstom wins $682m contract for 35 electric trains in Bulgaria

Alstom has secured a contract from Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport and Communications to supply 35 electric Coradia Stream interregional trains, along with a 15-year maintenance agreement. The BULEMU consortium, which includes Alstom and local firm …

Penalties owed by Alstom for trains not delivered yet to Romania hit EUR 50 mln

The late-delivery penalties calculated by Romania's Railway Reform Authority ARF for Alstom for the 37-train contract worth RON 2.4 billion (EUR 480 million) are nearing EUR 50 million, not including VAT, according to Agerpres.  Out of the 37 …

Rail supplier news from FreightCar, Benesch and Alstom (April 28)

Rail News Home Railroading Supplier Spotlight 4/28/2025 Rail News: Railroading Supplier Spotlight FreightCar America Inc. has received total orders valued at $141 million, representing 1,250 rail cars, during the quarter ending March 31. These …

Mumbai Metro 9 Progress Update: Dahisar-Mira Road Metro Nears Completion; Power Line To Be Energised By May 10

Mumbai: Mumbai's Metro Line 9 project, connecting Dahisar East to Mira-Bhayandar, is rapidly moving towards operational readiness. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced that the energisation of the Overhead …

Plant tour: Hexagon Purus, Kassel, Germany

Hexagon Purus’ production line for Type 4 pressure vessels in Germany is fully automated and connected, using robotics and a takt time-optimized digital control system to produce different size and pressure CFRP cylinders, one after the other, on a single …

EU and Asia Advancing Hydrogen Fuel Cells as U.S. Balks

Work on federally funded hydrogen hubs has been significantly impacted by recent policy changes under the Trump Admin. But companies are proceeding on the idea that the building out of the hydrogen economy will outlast the White House’s current rollback of …