 |
|
  
Search
 Branche Guide
Event specials
Infrasite
The infra information platform for all infrastructure modalities, engineering, safety and moblility!
Hotlinks
 Home
 Infrasite News
Infrasite Newsletter
Infrasite Mobile
Infrasite Projects
 Infrasite Competence
Infrasite Catalogue
 Infrasite Articles
 Infrasite Products
 Infrasite Innovation
 Infrasite Events
Our other media
Infrasite.nl
 InfraTenders.net
InfraWeblogs.com
Advertising
Advertise on Infrasite
Free Trial InfraTenders
Products on Infrasite
Infrasite is the information platform for infrastructure, road, rail, water, construction, traffic, safety, projects, news, innovation, intermodality, multimodality and mobility.
© Infrasite 2002 - 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | Commercial News Article
| | Company: ALSTOM France | | | | Veolia chooses Alstom to supply 36 regional trains in Germany | | | | Saint Ouen Cedex, France - Private German rail operator Veolia Verkehr has awarded Alstom Transport a contract for 36 regional Coradia
Continental trains for the Bremen network, to be operated by NordWestBahn. This contract has an order
value of about €150 million in total. The trains will comprise three or five coaches, depending on
requirements. They will be designed and manufactured at the Alstom facility in Salzgitter, Germany. The first
trains will come into commercial service in late 2010.
Coradia Continental trains, which can operate at speeds of up to 160 kph, are characterised by their high
degree of modularity. The length of the coaches, number of doors and interior design can be tailored to suit
operator requirements and fluctuations in traffic. The Coradia Continental can be used as a regional express or
suburban train, giving operators great flexibility of usage.
The continuous low floor, mobile steps into the train and gangways between coaches facilitate access and on-
board movement, particularly for people with reduced mobility. Technical equipment is installed on the roof,
freeing up more space inside the coaches. The trains are also equipped with tactile pictograms for partially-
sighted people and toilets for disabled passengers.
Coradia Continental trains exemplify Alstom’s approach to the environment: they are 95% recyclable and their
distributed power optimises the braking and acceleration of each coach, decreasing energy consumption. The
energy generated during braking is recovered to the national electricity grid, thus resulting in significant
savings. Lastly, the train’s electronic management systems ensure optimum power usage, hence minimising
its energy consumption.
"This order strengthens our position in the private German railway market," declared Roland Kientz, Alstom
Transport's Senior Vice President – Northern Europe. "After BeNEX, Veolia is the second private rail operator
to have chosen Alstom’s Coradia Continental trains." Since the range was launched in 2002, Alstom has sold
a total of 269 Coradia Continental and Nordic (winterized) trains in Germany and Sweden to public and
private rail operators (including this new order).
The Alstom Transport range of regional trains
With over 30 years’ experience in regional transport, Alstom’s range of regional and suburban trains provides an
answer to the saturation of urban and motorway networks and growing suburban expansion, whilst contributing to
regional economic development and protecting the environment. With its Coradia and X’Trapolis ranges, Alstom now
offers operators and passengers a range of trains perfectly suited to their needs and demands: high-capacity regional
trains that are comfortable, reliable, available, easy to maintain and environment-friendly. Alstom’s factories in
Salzgitter (Germany), Valenciennes (France) and Savigliano (Italy) have already built over 3 000 regional trains that
between them have covered over 4 billion kilometres.
| | |
| |
|
| Infrasite Commercial News
|
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=644&language=en' title='InnoTrans 2010: Tunnel construction innovations and visions'>InnoTrans 2010: Tunnel construction... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=645&language=en' title='InnoTrans 2010: Expanded display of buses'>InnoTrans 2010: Expanded display of... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=641&language=en' title='Nexans rolls out its green drum programme'>Nexans rolls out its green drum... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=637&language=en' title='Coca-Cola Hellenic implements ORTEC s logistic optimization solutions'>Coca-Cola Hellenic implements ORTEC s... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=635&language=en' title='Rail Technology Conferences 2010 was a success!'>Rail Technology Conferences 2010 was a... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=634&language=en' title='Nexans launches SHIPLINKTM, a brand of cable solutions and services for ships and platforms'>Nexans launches SHIPLINK |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=629&language=en' title='Rail event entirely devoted to wheel/rail interface'>Rail event entirely devoted to... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=623&language=en' title='Imtech to introduce the Imtech Climate Protection Program'>Imtech to introduce the Imtech Climate... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=620&language=en' title='New version of industry leading swept-path software, AutoTURN, launched'>New version of industry leading... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=580&language=en' title='Three prestigious Awards for Imtech'>Three prestigious Awards for Imtech |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=575&language=en' title='CROW Record 26 Road safety manual'>CROW Record 26 Road safety manual |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=574&language=en' title='Nexans launches new FLAMEX® brand name for high-performance cable solutions for the rolling stock industry'>Nexans launches new FLAMEX® brand... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=529&language=en' title='AQUATECH CHINA wins US Trade Fair Certification'>AQUATECH CHINA wins US Trade Fair... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=506&language=en' title='Veolia chooses Alstom to supply 36 regional trains in Germany '>Veolia chooses Alstom to supply 36... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=495&language=en' title='Florida Department of Transportation adds Autodesk's AutoCAD Civil 3D for Road and Highway Design'>Florida Department of Transportation... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=492&language=en' title='Extend the working life of track and rolling stock with GOTCHA'>Extend the working life of track and... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=485&language=en' title='TranspoQuip Latin America 2008 launches 'Find Your Business Partner Pavilion''>TranspoQuip Latin America 2008 launches... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=482&language=en' title='Amadeus' Rail Industry Event: Bright future for rail and a need to collaborate across travel industry'>Amadeus' Rail Industry Event: Bright... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=476&language=en' title='Nexans: Successful commissioning of the world’s first transmission voltage superconductor cable '>Nexans: Successful commissioning of the... |
| - |
href='/products/productnews_article.php?ID_productnews=472&language=en' title='On the Betuweroute Alstom Transport successfully tested the ERTMS equipment on its Prima 6000 locomotive'>On the Betuweroute Alstom Transport... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More Commerial and Editorial News...
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Advertisers
|
