Rail & Mobility

Reinventing large-scale mobility

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The railway industry has been undergoing a massive transformation in recent years and has shown a strong resilience during the Covid-19 crisis, demonstrating its significance. As the world continues to move rapidly towards digitization, large-scale mobility solutions are being reinvented to meet the growing demand for efficient, safe, and sustainable transportation. The mobility sector is no exception, and is undergoing a transformation as new technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, are making their way into the market.

Railway modernisation for a greener future: enhancing capacity and reducing emissions

The rise of digital technology and the emergence of new mobility paradigms are revolutionizing the way people move in the 21st century. This transformation is exemplified by the increased efficiency, interoperability, and regularity of rail networks in developing countries.. Increasing urbanisation, combined with the desire to reduce CO2 emissions, is leading public players and major companies to invest massively in rail transport, focus on renewable energy sources, reduce carbon emissions, and promote eco-friendly practices. As for railway operators, they are making increasing the capacity of existing lines their priority by modernising the signalling systems (CBTC, ERTMS, etc.). At the same time, manufacturers are experimenting with different solutions (batteries, hydrogen and, hybrid material) to replace diesel engines and thus decarbonise non-electrified lines.

ALTEN, your strong engineering partner to support you

ALTEN has a partnership history of over 30 years with the railway industry’s leading stakeholders. In this quest for competitiveness & quality, ALTEN, as major engineering supplier of the sector, has a key role to play together with infrastructure managers, transport authorities, transport operators & industrial suppliers of railway systems. ALTEN is proactive in developing the rail industry & is heavily involved in innovative projects across four different domains: rolling stock, signalling systems, infrastructure, customer experience & digital.

ALTEN in the Railway sector

111M€

2025 turnover

countries

domains of expertise in Railway: Rolling-stock, Signalling, Infrastructure, Services & IT

What are the market trends in the Railway & Mobility industry?

Urban transport dynamics

The world’s urban population is growing rapidly, concentrating 4.2 billion individuals in 2020 compared to 751 million in 1950 (UN number). Investments in the public transport sector are therefore increasing significantly in order to provide faster and more reliable intra-agglomeration and intercity transport solutions to people.

As a result of this demand, the annual growth of the world industrial rail market is estimated at 2.3% per year by 2025 going from 176Md € to 211Md according to the 9^th edition of World Rail Market Study by Roland Berger.

Challenges:

Increase the capacity of existing lines (CBTC, ERTMS, capacity allocation systems, etc.)
Offer new ranges of rolling stock that meet environmental requirements
Improve competitiveness for the sector

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Digital transformation

The integration of digital technologies in the rail sector will make it possible to manage increasingly complex traffic flows, provide a multimodal transport offer and improve safety and passenger comfort. At the same time, advances in predictive maintenance will improve equipment uptime and reduce maintenance costs.

Challenges:

Connect digital and IT skills (Big Data, Cloud, Cybersecurity, etc.) to the specificities of the rail sector and its regulations
Ensure the security of critical data and systems, and improve the available data processing
Integrate new transport solutions (electric bus, car sharing, etc.)

Modernisation of infrastructures

Massive urbanisation, the need for interoperability between the various European countries and, the electrification of rail lines for carbon-free transport all require huge investments in the renovation and creation of new rail infrastructures.

By 2030, over 123,000 km of the European rail network will be equipped with the ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) signalling system. In France, 46 billion euros will be invested over 10 years in order to modernise and ensure rail network safety.