CAF Acquires Coradia and Talent 3 Businesses from Alstom

[LNW-GW Joint]

Alstom has sold its Coradia (ex-Alstom) and Talent 3 (ex-Bombadier) product lines to CAF, along with a manufacturing facility in France (Reichshoffen).
It offered to sell these lines as part of the regulatory clearance for the takeover of Bombardier Transportation earlier this year, and CAF beat Škoda to the deal.
The Coradia sale includes the Polyvalent range with bi-mode examples in service with SNCF.
The Talent 3 sale includes design and IPR from Berlin, but not any staff or manufacturing sites.
CAF to acquire Alstom multiple-unit ranges and Reichshoffen plant | News | Railway Gazette International

EUROPE: Alstom has agreed to divest its Coradia Polyvalent and Talent 3 multiple-unit families to CAF, along with the production facilities at Reichshoffen in northern France.

The UK's interest in the Coradia family is now rather distant (classes 175/180/334).
It might simplify arrangements at Chester, where Alstom currently maintains its class 175s, and is due to become the maintenance base for CAF's class 197s.
It also strengthens CAF's bi-mode capability, though the Coradia roof-mounted power pack might be a problem in the UK.

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

The Coradia sale includes the Polyvalent range with bi-mode examples in service with SNCF.

The Coradia Polyvalent is the only part of the Coradia family being divested.

Alstom to transfer Coradia Polyvalent platform, Reichshoffen site and TALENT 3 platform to CAF

Commitment to the European Commission in relation to the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

www.alstom.com

Meanwhile the Talent 3 has serious problems.

(Austria) OBB cancel Talent 3 EMU order for Vorarlberg S-Bahn, decision on Tyrol fleet to be made imminently.

OBB has cancelled it's order for 21 Bombardier (now Alstom) Talent 3 6-car EMUs intended for use on the Vorarlberg S-Bahn. A period of trial running in passenger service ended on 28th February without full certification for these units to operate in Austria being achieved. All 21 of the units...

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[swt_passenger]

Alstom has sold its Coradia (ex-Alstom) and Talent 3 (ex-Bombadier) product lines to CAF, along with a manufacturing facility in France (Reichshoffen).
It offered to sell these lines as part of the regulatory clearance for the takeover of Bombardier Transportation earlier this year, and CAF beat Škoda to the deal.
The Coradia sale includes the Polyvalent range with bi-mode examples in service with SNCF.
The Talent 3 sale includes design and IPR from Berlin, but not any staff or manufacturing sites.
CAF to acquire Alstom multiple-unit ranges and Reichshoffen plant | News | Railway Gazette International


The UK's interest in the Coradia family is now rather distant (classes 175/180/334).
It might simplify arrangements at Chester, where Alstom currently maintains its class 175s, and is due to become the maintenance base for CAF's class 197s.
It also strengthens CAF's bi-mode capability, though the Coradia roof-mounted power pack might be a problem in the UK.

Should your list also include the 458s, which were about to be remodelled by Alstom?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Should your list also include the 458s, which were about to be remodelled by Alstom?

Yes, the Juniper EMUs essentially.
Although CAF already has a UK-spec EMU line (331, 397).

 

[Gag Halfrunt]

At the risk of repeating myself, this sale does not affect any UK rolling stock. As Alstom's press release makes clear, the only Coradia variant being transferred is the Coradia Polyvalent (aka Régiolis), an articulated low floor EMU with bi-mode options.

Régiolis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Stephen Lee]

Hope CAF can solve the issues in Talent 3

 

[jamesontheroad]

It's only be reading the Wikipedia page on the Coradia platform that I realised how old it is: 20 years in service, and probably 25 years since it's conception (and the. first generation of Talent is also a similar age). It's interesting to see how these platforms evolve over time.

 

[swt_passenger]

At the risk of repeating myself, this sale does not affect any UK rolling stock. As Alstom's press release makes clear, the only Coradia variant being transferred is the Coradia Polyvalent (aka Régiolis), an articulated low floor EMU with bi-mode options.

Régiolis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I must admit to replying to post #1 before reading your reply. Apologies if this caused confusion to others.