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The Alstom Transport factory at Preston was the last site of the former GEC Traction to remain open, albeit on a much reduced scale to that in the 1970s and 1980s. Having suffered around 500 job losses in August 2003, the Preston site was reported to be employing "around 240 people" in October 2010, [ 4 ] and 180 people in October 2017.
Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer which operates worldwide in rail transport markets. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, signaling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains along with trams.
The station, which was built by GEC-Alstom, can transfer a maximum power of 150 MW at a DC voltage of 42 kV. The station is unusual in many respects and contained several firsts for HVDC. The station is unusual in many respects and contained several firsts for HVDC.
The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering.. It was originally founded in 1886 as G. Binswanger and Company as an electrical goods wholesaler based in London.
GEC Traction: Merged with Alstom in 1989. Was a subsidiary of General Electric. GE Transportation: Kawasaki: Kingway Rail: Končar: Millennial Motors: Mitsubishi: Nidec Motor Corporation: Perm Motor Power Machines: Electrosila plant Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies: Rosenergomash: Rotem: Rotomac Electricals, India Ruf Automobile: Alois Ruf Ruselprom ...
The Class Z23500 also called TER 2N (TER 2 Niveaux) is a class of double-deck electric multiple units operated in France. They were built by GEC-Alstom and Ateliers du Nord de la France, (which became Bombardier) for SNCF and are used on the TER Network.
Both poles were built by GEC-Alstom between 1993 and 1997 [1] and have nominal DC voltage and current ratings of 205 kV, 2475 A. The converter station is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the eastern terminal of the Chandrapur–Padghe HVDC transmission system .
In 1988, GEC merged its Paxman, Ruston and Mirrlees Blackstone diesels businesses with the Alsthom division of Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) to form GEC-Alsthom. Paxman became GEC ALSTOM Paxman Diesels Ltd. In December 1997, GEC Alstom had its initial public offering as Alstom. The diesel engine businesses became Alstom Engines Ltd ...