Alstom takes over maintenance of the X60 fleet

Stockholmståg, the company operating commuter trains in the greater Stockholm area, awarded Alstom Transport with a maintenance contract worth 107 million over a five-year period in June 2010, on June 18th 2011 Alstom will take over the maintenance for the fleet of 135 suburban trains in Stockholm.

Alstom will supply full maintenance of 71 Alstom Coradia Nordic trains supplied by Alstom to Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and the maintenance of 52 X10, an older type of commuter trains that traffic the Stockholm greater area.

Alstoms maintenance services are supplied by a team of more than 100 people in three local depots based in Bro, Sodertalje and Alvsjo. Building on its experience of taking over existing maintenance services , Alstom will put a special emphasis on the integration of the current maintenance teams through training programs and exchanges of best practices.

Optimization of maintenance operation and presence of corrective technicians in traffic care points will improve fleet availability and performance. Also an Alstom fleet management team will work in the customer control center using TrainTracer. The addition of TrainTracer to a trains control system makes it possible to generate by radio transmission an almost continuous flow of data on the condition of major components. Informed in real time or upon request, technicians can analyze and anticipate potential problems or diagnose breakdowns. The increased use of predictive and preventive maintenance significantly increases the effective availability and profitability of fleets.

This a major milestone where Alstom has an unique opportunity to show our ability to deliver maintenance with a modern top quality service. The trust Stockholmståg has put into Alstom underlines confidence shown in Alstom and the quality of our work. We are aiming to be a benchmark for the maintenance industry in the Nordic region, declares Lars Kleppe, Managing Director of Alstom Transport in the Nordic Countries.

 Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids.Anna Lihr, Country Communications Director
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