Alstom has secured an order from Le Havre in northern France to supply eight Citadis trams to Le Havre Seine Métropole for an extension of its tramway network.

The first of the trams will be delivered in 2027 when Le Havre’s new line C enters service.

A 25% reduction in energy consumption compared with the network’s current rolling stock will be achieved through new engines, efficient management of climate control, and 100% LED lighting.

They are 33 metres long and 2.4 metres wide, have fully glazed doors and have a capacity of 206 passengers.

Enhanced passenger features include improved passenger comfort and safety, and to comply with People with Reduced Mobility (PRM) regulations, door opening buttons are at the right height, and there are wider seats and areas reserved for wheelchair users and pushchairs.

The new trams are air-conditioned, equipped with a dynamic passenger information system, and CCTV, and feature 100% full low-floor access, loudspeakers for visual- and hearing-impaired passengers, and audio notes to indicate door positions.

They are 33 metres long, 2.4 metres wide, and can accommodate 206 passengers. They also have fully glazed doors and are 95% recyclable and 98% reusable.

The eight trams are part of a four-year framework, and over their designed life of 30 years will require a 16% reduction in preventive maintenance.

Design and construction will involve ten of Alstom’s sixteen sites in France, including:

• La Rochelle, for design and assembly.
• Le Creusot, for bogies.
• Ornans, for engines.
• Villeurbanne, for onboard electronics and cyber security.
• Aix-en-Provence, for tacho centres.
• Tarbes, for electrical equipment.
• Alstom IBRE (Sens), for brake discs.
• Alstom Flertex (Gennevilliers and Saint-Florentin), for brake linings.
• Valenciennes, for spare parts.
• Saint-Ouen, for design and after-sales service.

Alstom has recently secured a contract to supply 27 Citadis trams to Strasbourg in France, and in 2023 received orders to supply nine Citadis trams to Toulouse, eight to Brest, and five to Besançon.

“Alstom is very proud to be supplying the new trams for Le Havre Métropole and to be taking part in strengthening the urban transport offer, with greener and more innovative solutions. These new energy-efficient Citadis trams will also provide greater comfort for passengers. We would like to thank Le Havre Seine Métropole for their renewed confidence in our latest generation tramway solutions.”

Frédéric Wiscart, President of Alstom France