Alstom SA is a French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer, active in passenger transportation, rail services, signalling and locomotives, and producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains along with trams. The company and its name, originally spelled Alsthom, were formed in 1928 by a merger between the electric engineering division of Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques and Compagnie Francaise Thomson-Houston. Later acquisitions included Constructions Electriques de France in 1932 and the shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 1976, which was sold in 2006. It is headquartered in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France.
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It was manufactured by Bombardier and Alstom; the former is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and the latter in Saint-Ouen, France.
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Thirty-eight trains were built between 1993 and 1996 by GEC-Alsthom (later Alstom) at their works in Belfort, France and Birmingham, England, based on the proven technology of the French TGV but substantially modified to meet the unique requirements of operating over three different electrical systems and through a safety-critical undersea tunnel on a route that crossed three countries.
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In 1976 the SNCF ordered 87 high-speed trains from Alstom.
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The company and its name (originally spelled Alsthom) were formed by a merger between the electric engineering division of Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques (Als) and Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston (thom) in 1928.
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Alstom SA (French: [alstɔm]) is a French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer.
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