ALSTOM SA : Alstom to provide the most sustainable fleet of trains in Irish transport history
13 Dezember 2021 - 12:22PM
ALSTOM SA : Alstom to provide the most sustainable fleet of trains
in Irish transport history
Alstom to provide the most sustainable
fleet of trains in Irish transport history
- Ten-year
framework agreement for up to 750 electric and
battery-electric rail cars
- Initial firm order
of 19 five-car
X’trapolis
trains,
including 13 battery
trains with services
valued at
€270m
13
December 2021 –
Alstom today signed a ten-year framework agreement with Iarnród
Éireann/Irish Rail (IE) for up to 750 new X’trapolis commuter rail
cars for Ireland’s DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) network, with a
firm initial order for 19 five-car trains, valued at €270 million,
including a 15-year support services contract.
Alstom Chairman and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge,
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D., and Chief Executive of the
National Transport Authority, Anne Graham, joined Iarnród Éireann’s
Chief Executive, Jim Meade at IE’s Inchicore Works to formally sign
the contract which will see the replacement and expansion of the
DART fleet as part of the DART+ Programme funded by the National
Transport Authority under the National Development Plan
2021-2030.
“Alstom is delighted to have been selected to
deliver the new DART+ fleet. Ireland is a very important market to
us, and the new electric and battery-electric X’trapolis fleet is a
big step for making rail even more sustainable while transforming
the passenger experience in the Greater Dublin area and beyond,”
said Nick Crossfield, Alstom Managing Director UK & Ireland.
“This order reinforces Alstom’s position as the world’s leading
innovator and supplier of green mobility technologies.”
Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann Jim Meade
said: “this framework agreement with Alstom will be central to a
transformative change for our services and for our customers, and
will help us in Iarnród Éireann to achieve our ambition of being
the backbone of Ireland’s sustainable transport network. We’re
excited to work with Alstom to deliver expanded services in the
Greater Dublin Area, enhanced facilities for our customers, and a
cleaner environment for our country.”
Due to enter service in 2025, the initial order
is for six five-car electric multiple units (EMUs) and thirteen
five-car battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs), capable of
journeys beyond 80 kilometres outside the electrified network under
battery power, and the first modern battery fleet in Ireland.
Energy stored in the battery system will be replenished via fast
charging stations at chosen terminus locations and by recovering
braking energy while the train is in motion. This capability will
deliver emission-free connectivity and capacity ahead of
electrification of the full DART+ network. Alstom will continue to
support the DART fleet for a period of 15 years, providing
technical support and spares, and deploying its HealthHubTM and
TrainScanner technologies for predictive maintenance.
Alstom’s highly successful, modular X’trapolis
commuter train platform, with over 5,500 vehicles sold, will be
specially tailored for the DART+ programme. Each 82-metre train
will have space for 550 passengers with wide, walk-though gangways,
low-level floor, and an automatic retractable step to maximise
accessibility. Other features include dedicated cycle and family
areas; enhanced passenger features such as charging facilities for
mobile phones, e-bikes and e-scooters; and advanced CCTV systems
throughout the train, to enhance safety and security for customers
and employees.
Alstom is the pioneer of sustainable and smart
mobility with a full portfolio of green mobility solutions,
including the world’s first hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, as
well as battery electric trains already sold in Germany (Coradia
Continental BEMU).
Alstom™, X’trapolis™, Coradia™ and Coradia iLint™
are protected trademarks of the Alstom Group
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About Alstom
About Irish Rail
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Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and
markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations
for the future of transportation. Alstom’s product portfolio ranges
from high-speed trains, metros, monorails and trams, to integrated
systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling, and
digital mobility solutions. Alstom has 150,000 vehicles in
commercial service worldwide. With Bombardier Transportation
joining Alstom on January 29, 2021, the enlarged Group’s combined
proforma revenue amounts to €14 billion for the 12-month period
ended March 31, 2021. Headquartered in France, Alstom is now
present in 70 countries and employs more than 70,000 people.
www.alstom.com Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail is Ireland’s
national heavy rail transport operator and infrastructure manager,
and Port Authority for Rosslare Europort, employing over 4,100
colleagues. The company delivers Intercity services across Ireland,
as well as DART and Commuter services in the Greater Dublin Area,
Commuter services in Cork, rail freight services, as well as
jointly operating the Dublin to Belfast Enterprise service with
Translink. With a peak of 50.1 million passenger journeys in 2019,
the company has ambitious plans for its network and services, to
ensure rail is at the core of a sustainable transport system for
Ireland. The DART+ Programme is set to double the capacity and
treble the electrification of the Greater Dublin Area rail network,
through infrastructure and fleet investment.
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Contacts |
Press:Samuel MILLER (HQ) - Tel.: +33 (0)6 65 47 40
14samuel.miller@alstomgroup.comWill Tanner (UK & Ireland) -
Tel.: +44 (0)7768 031663 will.tanner@alstomgroup.com
Investor Relations:Martin VAUJOUR
– Tel.: +33 (6) 88 40 17 57martin.vaujour@alstomgroup.com
Claire LEPELLETIER – Tel.: +33 (6) 76 64 33
06claire.lepelletier@alstomgroup.com |
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