ALSTOM signs Service contract with UK rail operator First Great Western
05 January 2002 10:21
ALSTOM has recently signed a contract valued at nearly 30-million euros with UK rail operator First Great Western (FGW) for technical support and for the supply and management of spare parts for its new 125mph Class 180 fleet.
The new fleet, which is being supplied entirely by ALSTOM, consists of 14 5-car diesel multiple units from ALSTOM's CORADIA line of suburban trains. For the Service contract, ALSTOM will provide the management for the fleet's maintenance activities and will also supply technical expertise to assure the trains' efficiency and reliability. This contract became valid as of its signing date, December 6, 2001, and will run until February 2006.
ALSTOM's operations team is already on-site at the customer's Old Oak Common depot in North London, which serves as the fleet's operational base and where all maintenance work will be carried out.
This is the first Service contract that ALSTOM has received for the Class 180 fleet in the UK.
The regional trains for FGW for are being assembled at ALSTOM's 's industrial facilities in Birmingham, UK. Delivery into commercial service begins in April 2002, with the final train delivered in September 2002. Four trains are to be 'loaned' to FGW (the first loan train is now with FGW), which will be returned to the factory for modification and then returned for final acceptance once the delivery schedule is in full swing.
Editor’s notes:
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in over 60 countries, ALSTOM Transport offers cutting-edge products and services to four distinct types of customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners. Maintenance is a mainstay of ALSTOM’s services for all types of trains. ALSTOM Transport, with 4.4 billion euros in sales, has a 17% market share world-wide.
For more information on this company:
ALSTOM - Very High Speed, Intercity and Surburban Trains
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