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  Alstom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e.g.
Today Alstom's heavy rail interests in the UK are limited to various maintenance facilities up and down the railway network.
In January 2006, the sale of Alstom shipyards to Aker Yards ASA (a part of the Norwegian Aker group) was announced.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alstom   (578 words)

  
 CNN.com - Alstom operating profit jumps - May 15, 2001
Alstom shares rose and at 0718 GMT were up 2.16 percent at 32.12 euros, outpacing the French blue-chip index which was up 0.2 percent at the time.
Alstom has gradually shed non-core businesses to concentrate on power generation and distribution and rail equipment which, together, now account for 80 percent of sales.
Alstom consolidated 100 percent of the division's sales for the final three quarters of the year.
edition.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/05/15/alstom.reut   (413 words)

  
 ALSTOM
ALSTOM is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, power transmission, and manufacturing trains (e.g.
According to the company website, in the year 2001/02 ALSTOM had annual sales of over €23 billion, and employs more than 118,000 people in over 70 countries.
ALSTOM is traded in the stocks of Paris.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Alstom.html   (94 words)

  
 Railway Technology - ALSTOM - Bogies and Dispen Hydraulic Dampers
ALSTOM in transport has more than 28,000 employees in over 40 countries world-wide and annual sales which exceed 4 billion Euros.
ALSTOM is a world leader in the rail industry and supplies a full range of rolling stock, electromechanical infrastructure, and integrated transport systems and services to the world's railway and mass transit operators.
ALSTOM currently produces steel-wheeled and rubber-tyred bogies for all track gauges, for a wide variety of mass transit applications, and for commercial speed ranges of up to 360 km/h.
www.railway-technology.com /contractors/bogies/alstom/index.html   (447 words)

  
 Railway Technology - ALSTOM - Signaling and Train Control Systems
ALSTOM is the leading supplier of products, services, and systems to both urban and main line rail transport providers around the world.
ALSTOM in transport has more than 25,000 employees in over 60 countries world-wide and annual sales which exceed 3.5 billion Euros.
ALSTOM’s signaling consists of URBALIS™ for urban transport and ATLAS™ for main-line transport.
www.railway-technology.com /contractors/signal/alstom   (476 words)

  
 Bombardier gets Swiss train order - Boston.com
Bombardier Transportation and its Alstom Transport partner have won an order to supply 13 multiple unit commuter trains to Swiss railway operator BLS AG in a contract valued at $74 million.
MONTREAL --Bombardier Transportation and its Alstom Transport partner have won an order to supply 13 multiple unit commuter trains to Swiss railway operator BLS AG in a contract valued at $74 million.
The first of the new vehicles are set to be delivered in the spring of 2008 to BLS AG, the second-largest rail transport operator in Switzerland.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/11/08/bombardier_gets_swiss_train_order   (172 words)

  
 ALSTOM Transport
ALSTOM Transport S.A. is a French-Romanian joint venture, founded in 1994 in collaboration with FAUR S.A., and is part of the Business Service Group of the Transport Division belonging to the multinational Group ALSTOM.
ALSTOM Transport S.A. commits itself to assure integrated measures in the Romanian rail industry.
This means: saving the combustible (25%); saving the oil (50%); computerized surveying of the generating set operation and supplying the necessary engineering data for the depot maintenance; using the locomotive for hauling the passengers trains with electrical heating system wagons included; increasing precision for shifting speed measurements and reliability of measurements of the tachgraph.
www.cfr.ro /JF/engleza/0105/alstom.htm   (733 words)

  
 Alstom Transport Worldwide
ALSTOM Transport has successfully established an international presence through a strategy of organic growth in new geographic markets, complemented by selected acquisitions and alliances, in order to diversify market cycle risks.
Transport’s strategy has evolved from a growth, development and penetration strategy to one of selectivity, with consolidation being an important aspect for the coming years.
ALSTOM's Transport sector, with sales of 4.9 billion euros in financial year 2003-2004, is among the world's leading suppliers to the railway industry.
www.mschaumann.de /Alstom/Alstom_intern/ALSTOM_Transport_worldwide.htm   (723 words)

  
 Alstom shareholders approve Australian sell-off. 10/07/2004. ABC News Online
Alstom shareholders have approved a multi-billion euro, state-backed rescue plan for the troubled French trains-to-turbines engineering group which involves the sell-off of its Australian transport interests.
Alstom Australia's communications manager Kimberley Bettens said this week no timetable has been set for the asset sell-off, which would be managed from France.
Alstom transport employs 1,390 people in Australia and 460 in New Zealand.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200407/s1150819.htm   (295 words)

  
 Alstom Metropolis Cars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alstom Metropolis Cars are the first generation of communication-based train control (CBTC) rolling stock that has been in use in Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines since 2003.
Alstom was contracted in 1997 and 1998 (as C751A) by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Singapore to supply for its North East Line in 2003, and subsequently for its Circle MRT Line, to be fully operational in 2010, excluding the Circle Line Downtown Extension.
Alstom Metropolis Cars are driverless, fully automated, are sleeker in design, come with Closed-circuit television (CCTV), have wider seats, have more grabpoles, more space near the doors, have wheelchair space and are equipped with Liquid Crystal Displays (6 in each car), showing station information, safety messages and videos, commercials and movie trailers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alstom_Metropolis_Cars   (870 words)

  
 Open de France ALSTOM :: The Open > ALSTOM Edito
Present in 70 countries, the ALSTOM Group is one of the world’s major players in two principal industries : equipment and services for both the generation of power and rail transport.
ALSTOM works with all energy forms (hydraulic, fuel-oil, gas, coal and lignite, nuclear) and is a leader in environmental protection (reduction of CO2 emissions, reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions..)
In the field of rail transport, ALSTOM is the global number one in terms of orders (2004-2005).
www.opendefrance.fr /2006/ODF/presentation/us/r1_editoalstom.html   (574 words)

  
 Transrail References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Stockholm Local Transport (SL) is replacing old commuter trains with a new X60 type by Alstom requiring new schemes for maintenance and operation.
Study on the future conditions for maintenance of the Stockholm commuter trains, considering the migration to a new fleet witch is not compatible with the old vehicles and the introduction of a new second depot.
Alstom contracted Transrail to support the successful tendering for a new generation commuter trains in Stockholm.
www.transrail.se /new/references.php   (3469 words)

  
 Alstom Re Contract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In a recent project, ALSTOM was the technical leader of the consortium that built the city's Line 5, which opened last year.
ALSTOM also supplied the operations-control center, the auxiliary systems and the fleet of 48 six-car METROPOLIS trainsets for the line.
ALSTOM's Transport sector, with sales of Euro5.1 billion in financial year 2002-2003, is among the world's leading suppliers to the railway industry.
www.advfn.com /news_Re-Contract_5838223.html   (372 words)

  
 Smart Urban Transport Conference 2003
Transport Roundtable Australia’s previous Smart Urban Transport conferences have reported on up and coming, and newly operational, new generation BRT systems in Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, Taipei, Los Angeles and Brazil.
ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport infrastructure.
ALSTOM is particularly proud to be of service to the Liverpool Parramatta Transitway project as the ITS Contractor.
www.transportroundtable.com.au /sut3/about.html   (862 words)

  
 Alstom Transport - High profile road win for Alstom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
THE Thiess John Holland Joint Venture, on behalf of the Connect EastGroup, has signed a sub-contract with Alstom Transport for the delivery of the design and construct turnkey solution for all mechanical, electrical, fire, control and communications systems for the Mitcham Frankston project in Melbourne.
Alstom will also be responsible for the design and installation of the communication systems within the tunnels.
Alstom is also involved with both Thiess and John Holland on other high profile road and rail infrastructure improvement projects, including the Lane Cove Tunnel and the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link projects in Sydney and the Ballarat and Geelong rail corridors of the Regional Fast Rail Project in Victoria.
www.ferret.com.au /articles/0c/0c02d10c.asp   (306 words)

  
 The MathWorks - User Stories - Alstom Generates Production Code for Safety-Critical Power Converter Control Systems
Alstom engineers needed to design energy management controls and power converter controls that meet stringent performance requirements with sub-millisecond latencies.
Alstom engineers used the tools to design, simulate, and automatically generate code on a number of projects, including a tramway control system and an energy management system for Czech Railways’ Pendolino tilting train.
The Alstom team used MATLAB to preprocess measurement data from fiber optic interfaces and scopes for their simulations.
www.mathworks.com /company/user_stories/userstory10591.html   (881 words)

  
 Alstom Transport
The computer mounted on board, that is also found at LDH 1500 meant for passengers transport, not only makes engine driver's shunting easier, but also has the capacity to stock, in time, certain parameters and to display exactly the travel hours.
I would like to add another remark, namely, although modernized locomotives that belong to ALSTOM Transport have a hauling power of only 1500 HP, they are perfect for our train sets hauling, because here the slope is big, of around 18 from thousand, and the classical locomotives (LDH 1250 HP) are hardly managing the situation.
Diesel-hydraulic locomotive modernization by ALSTOM Transport means not only a substantial reduction of fuel consume but a well operation on all routes, but also the improvement of work conditions for the engine drivers.
www.cfr.ro /jf/engleza/0108/alstom.htm   (730 words)

  
 Alstom Sa Lawsuit Attorney | Lawyer ALSTOM's Top Executives Allegedly Sought to Enhance Personal Positions
It was important to ALSTOM to be perceived favorably and to minimize the risks associated with its liquidity so that it could raise the necessary financing to fund its business.
ALSTOM's bank borrowings increased from €839 million at March 31, 1999, to €2.7 billion at March 31, 2000, to €4.5 billion at March 31, 2001.
The true facts, which were allegedly known to the defendants but concealed from shareholders were as follows: (1) ALSTOM’s first half financial results for FY 2000 were grossly overstated, as they overstated the company's receivables and income associated with its sales of GT24B and GT26B turbines.
www.lawcash.com /attorney/2694/alstom-sa-lawsuit.asp   (655 words)

  
 MARTA - Media Center - Rail Car Rehabilitation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
ALSTOM Transport delivered prototype cars 275 and 276, the first married pair of refurbished CQ311 rail cars, to MARTA on March 30, 2005.
Upon delivery, ALSTOM Transport has three months to perform qualification and acceptance testing before they are fully accepted into revenue service by MARTA.
MARTA is the ninth largest transit system in North America and transports an average half million passengers daily on its buses, trains and paratransit vehicles.
www.itsmarta.com /newsroom/railrehab.htm   (448 words)

  
 OutSourcing World: Alstom Outsources Engineering Design to Indian Firm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Alstom Transport, a subsidiary of French engineering firm Alstom SA has outsourced some of its engineering design work to an Indian firm, Infotech Enterprises Ltd.
Alstom missed going bancrupt narrowly after the French government bailed it out with an Euro eight million package last year.
Infosys is building a 300-staff research and development unit at its Electronics City headquarters in Bangalore, for Alstom Power, another subsidiary of the maker of TGV fast trains and Queen Mary II, the world's largest cruise liner.
www.oswmag.com /news/viewArticle/ARTICLEID=379   (306 words)

  
 Alstom South Africa
ALSTOM Power Systems has won a total of R13,5m worth of contracts to upgrade the electricity supply infrastructure of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (Port Elizabeth).
A function to mark the achievement by ALSTOM T&D companies of ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification was staged at ALSTOM SA’s Knights headquarters.
ALSTOM Power Transformers has embarked on a further expansion of its Wadeville plant to satisfy growing demand due to extensive expansion & upgrading of electrical distribution systems nationwide.
www.alstom.co.za   (119 words)

  
 ALSTOM Brasil - Commercial Contacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
ALSTOM’s Power Sectors offer the broadest scope of power generation systems, equipment and services in the industry.
The Irrigation and Sewage Division is a traditional manufacturer of valves, gates, pumps, lifting equipment and pipes with spiral welding to national and exportation market in water segment as well as application related to water's use.
ALSTOM Transport offers cutting-edge products and services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit authorities and operators; rail freight and intercity passenger rail operators; rolling stock and infrastructure owners.
www.alstom.com.br /ingles/Produtos_Servicos.htm   (96 words)

  
 Portakabin case study: Alstom Transport.
Requirement: When Alstom Transport – a world-leading supplier of rail products, services and systems – won the contract to maintain trains for Westcoast Mainline, it needed to bring together engineers and technical teams from across the UK.
Alstom had to quickly find a way to get permanent-quality, fully-equipped office accommodation in place for the start of the project.
Eight Ultima modules were used to build the two-storey office structure for Alstom, incorporating open-plan office areas on both floors, a kitchen area, meeting rooms, conference room and directors’ offices.
www.portakabin.co.uk /alstom-transport.html   (470 words)

  
 ALSTOM Australia & New Zealand - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This reintegration into the Paris Stock Exchange's index of top companies, which ALSTOM left in April 2002 during its crisis period, is unanimously greeted as a sign of the success of ALSTOM's recovery plan.
This sale is subject to the approval of European Commission antitrust authorities and to the closing of ALSTOM Marine disposal, which is planned to occur in the coming weeks.
ALSTOM signs agreements with Austrian Energy and Environment AG for the sale of its industrial boilers activity.
www.alstom.co.nz   (1080 words)

  
 Alstom Environmental
ALSTOM wins €150 million order for Air Pollution Control Equipment in the US
ALSTOM, in consortium with Shaw, Stone and Webster, part of the Shaw Group, Inc., has been aw...
ALSTOM to deliver air pollution control equipment to pulp & paper mills
www.alstomapc.com   (54 words)

  
 ALSTOM is a global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure.
ALSTOM is a global leader in power generation and rail infrastructure.
A world leader in its core business activities, Power and Transport, ALSTOM is represented in 70 countries worldwide....
Alstom will supply Brazil's largest operational control centre for suburban train operation in São Paulo...
www.alstom.com   (257 words)

  
 ALSTOM PRESTON
Alstom Transport (formally GEC Alsthom) is a French company and at this Preston site, traction control systems are designed and manufactured for trains systems throughout the world.
The English Electric Manufacturing Co., also had close links with Dick Kerr's and in 1905 changed its name to the United Electric Car Co. In 1918 the English Electric Company was formed through the merger of Dick Kerr's with a number of related interests, to form a company with a capital of f5m.
1998 A new company formed called Alstom, which is floated on the stock markets in June 1998, with both GEC and Alsthom reducing their share of the company.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /prestonian/alstom.htm   (844 words)

  
 ALSTOM Switzerland - home
Alstom achieves strong performance during the first half 2006/07
07 Nov 2006 ALSTOM, in consortium with Bombardier Transportation, was commissioned by BLS AG (Switzerland) to supply 13 trains, each consisting of four low-floor cars for rail transport in the Lötschberg region.
13 Sept 2006 Alstom is to appeal against the decision of the Lille (France) Regional Criminal Court, delivered on 4 September, to fine it for breach of the regulations governing the risks associated with the inhaling of asbestos dust.
www.alstom.ch /home/index.EN.php?languageId=EN   (157 words)

  
 ALSTOM est un leader mondial dans les infrastructures de production d'énergie et du transport ferroviaire.
ALSTOM est un leader mondial dans les infrastructures de production d'énergie et du transport ferroviaire.
Alstom Transport fournit le centre de contrôle opérationnel des trains de banlieue de São-Paulo...
Alstom améliore ses moyens en équilibrage de rotors en Virginie...
www.alstom.fr   (285 words)

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