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4/5/2022



Rail News: Railroading Supplier Spotlight

Rail supplier news from Alstom, Thales and Arup (April 5)


Alstom's Coradia Stream trains will be used on two of Germany's rail lines starting in December 2025.
Photo – alstom.com

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Alstom has signed a contract with Germany’s DB Regio AG for 29 Coradia Stream high-capacity electric double-deck multiple units. The trains will be used on the Frankfurt-Fulda-Bebra and Frankfurt-Wachtersbach lines starting in December 2025.

Thales and SMRT Trains recently inked a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and leverage digital technologies such as data analytics to enhance rail maintenance and operations on Singapore's oldest MRT lines – the North-South and East-West lines, including the Tuas West Extension. The project marks the 10th anniversary of the ongoing collaboration between Thales and SMRT Trains, which uses the SelTrac™ CBTC signaling solution for the North-South and East-West lines.

Arup has appointed Fiona Cousins chair and Nigel Nicholls chief operating officer of the firm's Americas region. Cousins, a mechanical engineer, is an Arup fellow and a member of the Arup Group Board. Having joined Arup in 1985, she most recently led the climate services and sustainability teams for Arup in the Americas, along with serving as a key leader in building engineering and digital strategies for the firm. Nicholls, also a mechanical engineer, joined the firm in London in 1989 and has spent the last 10 years as managing director of Arup's New York office.