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Alstom's new passenger locomotives made in Kazakhstan will be ready by the end of 2019, will be able to run at 200km/h and will be able to operate in extreme conditions from -50°C to +50°C.
The deal is thought to have cost in excess of €500 million and once the trains are delivered RMV will have the world's largest fleet of fuel cell trains in passenger transport in the world.
The dual-mode Coradia Polyvalent trains will have four cars each, with a capacity of 214 seats, which will be equipped with reading lights and sockets.
Designed to ensure cross-border links thanks to ERTMS technology, these trains can run on several types of network voltages.
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, unveiled the trains at Cape Town Station in front of more than 1,000 guests.
The two companies believed merging would have created a European player with the ability to cope with growing competition from non-EU companies.
Presenting the ready-to-use hydrogen technology in six federal states, Alstom will demonstrate an emission-free alternative for non-electrified lines.
Renfe’s fleet maintenance for at least the next four years will be completed by Irvia, a joint venture owned by Alstom (51 per cent) and Renfe (49 per cent).
Alstom has installed European Train Control System (ETCS) on Vectron locomotives for 37 different operators across Europe.
Passenger experience in southern Sweden will further improve with the arrival of additional safe and reliable Coradia Nordic vehicles from Alstom.
Hydrogen trains could be seen operating in the UK as early as 2022, thanks to Alstom and Eversholt Rail. The trains will leave no harmful emissions at all.
The General Roca Railway is the most extensive line in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, including 237km of track that transports 600,000 passengers per day.
These will be the 11th and 12th SilverLeaf cars Alstom rebuilds for Rocky Mountaineer, with cars 9 and 10 to be delivered in March 2019.
Passengers travelling in Upper Bavaria, Germany, will soon experience higher levels of comfort and safety on the rail network.
This model is a two-section freight locomotive capable of towing up to 9,000 tonnes and running at 120km/h, with installed continuous power of 8.8 Megawatts.
