Rail supplier news from AITX and Alstom

American Industrial Transport Inc. (AITX), a rail-car services provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Telegraph, a rail-focused predictive data and technology company. The arrangement calls for Telegraph’s predictive products to be brought to AITX FleetAX, a real-time digital fleet management platform for rail-car customers. Together, the companies expect to deliver advanced visibility and forward-looking intelligence. AITX customers use Telegraph’s fleet management tools to turn that visibility into foresight, allowing them to anticipate delays, manage in-shop activity more effectively, optimize fleet deployment, reduce dwell and avoid costly demurrage, according to an AITX press release. “Our customers are operating in an environment where predictability matters more than ever,” said AITX Chief Commercial Officer Tina Beckberger. 

Alstom, through its joint venture with Indian Railways (IR) and Madhepura Electric Locomotive, has secured a contract to deliver maintenance activities for WAG-12B locomotives at IR’s Sabarmati locomotive depot. Valued at 62 million euros, the contract calls for the maintenance of the balance of 300 electric locomotives still to be delivered from the original 800-unit contract awarded to Alstom in 2015. The contract encompasses all activities required during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to ensure strict availability and reliability targets are met, until February 2031. It includes material supply, locomotive washing, logistics and remote diagnostics, according to an Alstom press release.