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Alstom Wins €3 Billion Canadian Contract for New Long-Distance Train Fleet

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • French rail manufacturer Alstom won a contract worth about €3 billion to design, develop and build a new long-distance fleet for Canada.
  • The deal covers 313 Adessia passenger cars valued at about 4 billion Canadian dollars.
  • It also includes 15 years of technical support and spare-parts supply worth nearly 700 million Canadian dollars, replacing Via Rail Canada cars that have operated for more than 77 years.

French railway manufacturer Alstom is taking its expertise across the Atlantic with a Canadian contract worth about €3 billion. The company will design, develop and manufacture a new fleet of long-distance trains for Via Rail Canada.

The total value of the agreement is 4.7 billion Canadian dollars, according to an Alstom statement. It includes the delivery of 313 Adessia passenger cars, valued at about 4 billion Canadian dollars.

The contract also provides for 15 years of technical support and spare-parts procurement, worth nearly 700 million Canadian dollars. The new trains will replace Via Rail Canada’s passenger cars, which have been in service for more than 77 years.

Canadian authorities selected several companies at the beginning of 2025 to help develop a 1,000-kilometer corridor linking Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.

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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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