NTL is a provider of innovative solutions for public transport. The company designs and manufactures a range of Translohr tramways that run on rubber tyres. NTL’s new generation of electrically-powered transport systems address the eco-mobility objectives of municipalities around the world: clean transportation, capacity, easy-access, near-silent operation, as well as easy insertion into the existing urban road systems. NTL’s know-how has contributed to the development of other innovative transport systems, such as Aptis, a 100% mobility experience which was developped with Alstom. Aptis won the Innovation Label at Busworld Awards in October 2017. More information about Aptis on www.alstom.com
NTL was created in October 2012 and employs 120 people on its site in Hangenbieten in France. NTL shares are held by Alstom (100%).
NTL is ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality standards since January 2014.
Commissioning into service of the first tram line running on tyres, with trams 32 metres long, in Clermont-Ferrand, supplied by Translohr, the railway activity of the Alsace manufacturing group, Lohr.
Commissioning into service of the Padua line, with 16 trams 25 metres long, fitted with batteries to enable crossing of the Prato Della Valle.
Commissioning into service of Tianjin-Teda line in China, with 8 trams 25 metres long, fitted with batteries, to enable them to pass under the bridges.
Commissioning into service of the Shanghai line in China, with 9 trams 25 meters long.
Commissioning into service of the first section of the Mestre-Venice line, with 20 trams 32 m long.
Transfer of the Translohr business to the Alstom group (51%) and to BPIFrance (49%), and creation of NTL (NewTranslohr).
Commissioning into service of the T5 tram line in the Ile-de-France, operated by the RATP, between Saint-Denis and Sarcelles, with 15 trams 25 meters long.
Commissioning into service of the second RATP line in the Ile-de-France, between Châtillon, Vélizy and Viroflay, with 28 trams 46 meters long – up to the Robert Wagner stop. The commercial commissioning into service of the underground section, including the Viroflay tunnel is scheduled for June 2016.
Commissioning into service of the first tram line running on tyres in the Latin American continent, in Medellín, in Colombia.
Alstom and NTL launch Aptis, a new, 100% electric experience of mobility.
On June 11, Ms. Valérie Pécresse, President of the STIF and the Ile-de-France Region, Elisabeth Borne, Chief Executive Officer of the RATP, Benoît Stéphan, Director of Sales and Marketing at Alstom France, and David Journet, Chief Executive Officer of NTL, inaugurated the underground section of the T6 line of the Ile-de-France tram.
The Ayacucho tram line, in Medellín, Colombia, was placed in full commercial service on March 31, 2016. It was inaugurated in the presence of Mr. Luis Pérez, Governor of Antioquia (presence to be confirmed), Mr. Fédérico Guttierez, the Mayor of Medellín, Ms. Claudia Patricia Restrepo, Chief Executive of the Medellín Metro, and Mr. Guillaume Legoupil, Sales Director of NTL. This 4.3-km line is expected to transport nearly 85,000 passengers a day.
David Journet has been appointed Managing Director of NTL, a subsidiary of Alstom, as well as of Bpifrance, manufacturing Translohr rubber-tyred trams on its Duppigheim site and employing nearly 250 people.
Translohr tramways on tyres easily fit into cities due to their limited footprint (5.18m dual tangent track), short turning radius (10.5 m) and ability to overcome grades up to 13%.
A fully guided system on tyres with a single central rail, the Translohr stands apart for its silent running, for the comfort of passengers and neighbours alike. The integral low floor (25 cm from the ground) and smaller gap in the station make it easier for people with disabilities to get on board.
The trams’ narrow gauge and their low axle load (9 tonnes/axle) make it possible to substantially reduce the necessary infrastructure work, owing particularly to a limited platform height (24 to 30 cm) and optimized depot surface area (up to 50% compared to a conventional tramway).
