Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) awarded Alstom a EUR 130 million contract to perform the midlife overhaul of 52 P2000 light rail vehicles, which operate on city’s Blue, Green and Expo lines.
Under the contract, Alstom will upgrade the major systems such as propulsion, Heat, Ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), automatic train control, auxiliary power supply, brake control, communications and doors, as well as the LRV’s bogies. The overhaul is expected to allow METRO to keep the fleet in service for at least another 15 years, enhancing its comfort, availability, and reliability.
The first vehicles to be overhauled will arrive in Mare Island (city of Vallejo, California) in July 2017, with the last overhauled LRVs returning to service in 2021.
Alstom will perform the overhaul work at its Mare Island facility in Vallejo, California. This dedicated manufacturing and service facility will perform the railcar stripping, final assembly, and testing. Alstom’s Naperville, Illinois, site will provide the required engineering for the project.
“We are delighted that METRO has recognized and selected Alstom to overhaul the P2000 fleet based on our technical proposal, as well as our past project management experience and performance. Alstom is committed to serving transit agencies on America’s West Coast, and overhauling the LRVs will allow METRO to offer high quality service to its customers,” said Jérôme Wallut, Senior Vice President of Alstom North America.
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