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Alstom S.A: Alstom awarded a €538m contract in Wellington, New Zealand for 18 Adessia Stream B battery trains and 35 years of maintenance
Contract signed with the Greater Wellington, a regional council in New Zealand’s Lower North Island, for the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility (LNIRIM) programFirst battery-electric commuter trains ordered in New Zealand, to replace the existing diesel fleet and enable zero direct carbon emission operations Train maintenance facility to be built in Masterton and operated by Alstom with employment of the latest technologies for fleet maintenance and battery servicing 8 September 2025 –
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