Alstom delivers first renovated coaches for the Bucharest
Metro
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Alstom will renovate a total of 15 of the oldest train sets
in the Bucharest Metro fleet. They were manufactured for
Metrorex - the company which runs the metro system - by Astra
in Romania some 20 years ago. Alstom Transport’s teams in
Reichshoffen, France, have been entrusted with the engineering
and industrialisation of this renovation project, together with
work on the two pre-production coaches. The coach’s drive
trains and auxiliary converters will be renovated as part of
the project. In addition, the air production assemblies and
braking systems will be replaced. The series will then be
modernised in Alstom’s Bucharest workshops, where Alstom
already supervises maintenance operations on the metro's train
sets.
Examination of the pre-production coaches has already allowed
Alstom's teams to examine the equipment’s design. They
were then reconditioned so that they could run on the
Reichshoffen site’s test track and have their traction
and braking performance measured, before later being renovated
and then put through validation tests. This project involved a
team of ten or so people over more than 12 months at the
Reichshoffen site. Around 10 Alstom employees in Bucharest were
also involved in cabling.
The first renovated train set is scheduled to come into
commercial service in November 2010. Mass renovation of the 15
train sets will begin in June 2010 and is scheduled to be
completed by March 2012.
About Alstom Transport France
With operations at nine sites throughout France, Alstom
Transport is the leading manufacturing company in the French
rail sector and contributes to the dynamism of local economies.
Alstom’s 8,700 employees in France provide expertise to
both French and international customers; in fact, one job at
Alstom creates about three jobs for its suppliers. For example,
the Tarbes site is currently working on contracts for regional
trains for Germany and Sweden, and high-speed trains for the
SNCF.
About Alstom Transport Reichshoffen
In addition to its railway equipment development and
manufacturing activities, mostly for use in regional transport
networks, the Reichshoffen site is specialised in rolling stock
renovation. It is the fulcrum for all the R&D and
engineering resources devoted to the piloting, design and
production of renovation prototypes for the French and export
markets. 780 people work at the site which is also an
international centre of expertise in passive security (crash
technology).
About Alstom Transport
Alstom Transport develops and offers the most complete range of
systems, equipment and services on the rail market, with
sustainable transport always in mind. Alstom Transport can
manage an entire transport system, from rolling stock to
signalling and infrastructure, and offers turnkey solutions. In
2009-2010, Alstom Transport recorded sales of €5.8
billion. Alstom Transport has a presence in over 60 countries
and employs 27,000 people.
Press contact
Céline Grussenmeyer-Wolf
Tel: +33 3 88 90 04 40
Celine.grussenmeyer-wolf@transport.alstom.com
Melina Georgitsis
Tel: +33 1 57 06 85 37
Melina.a.georgitsis@transport.alstom.com
Website: www.transport.alstom.com