Alstom Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/alstom/ Mechanically-minded travel Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:05:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 New Battery-Electric Trains for TransPennine Express https://mechtraveller.com/2026/09/new-battery-electric-trains-for-transpennine-express/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/09/new-battery-electric-trains-for-transpennine-express/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:05:26 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=13487 Rail passengers are set to enjoy faster and more frequent services when a new fleet of battery-electric trains begin operating on TransPennine Express* routes. Great British Railways (GBR), the UK Government’s new body that runs most of Britain’s rail network, has signed a £1 billion contract with train manufacturer Alstom to build 29** of their […]

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