Editing Alstom (section)

=== GEC Alsthom (1989–1998) ===
{{See also|General Electric Company}}
In early 1989, GEC Alsthom was formed from a 50–50 merger of Alsthom and the Power Systems Division of the British [[General Electric Company]]; for Alsthom this move was intended to aid Alsthom in selling its products outside the French market.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[#idch1994|International Directory of Company Histories]] (1994)</ref> In May of that year GEC Alsthom bought British rail vehicle manufacturer [[Metro-Cammell]].<ref>GEC swallows Metro-Cammell ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' July 1989 page 457</ref>

[[File:Eurostar in London S6301538.JPG|thumb|A [[British Rail Class 373|Class 373]] train at [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]]. The class 373 was built by Alstom in the early to mid-1990s for the [[Eurostar]] high-speed service from England to France and Belgium.]]
During the early-1990s, GEC Alsthom was the principal manufacturer of the [[British Rail Class 373]], a variant of their TGV family specially designed for traversing the [[Channel Tunnel]] between the UK and France. Although collectively operated by [[Eurostar]], the type was ordered by three different railway companies: 16 by [[SNCF]], four by [[NMBS/SNCB]], and 18 by [[British Rail]], of which seven were shortened ''North of London'' sets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/company_information/ownership_structure.jsp |title= Ownership & Structure |access-date= 11 May 2009 |publisher= [[Eurostar]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090508110025/http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/company_information/ownership_structure.jsp |archive-date= 8 May 2009 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The first Class 373 set was completed at GEC Alstom's Belfort facility during 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5496207_ITM |title=GEC Alsthom: a marriage a la Jack Sprat |publisher=Management Today |access-date=25 August 2009}}</ref>

In 1994, GEC Alsthom acquired a 51% shareholding in [[Linke-Hofmann-Busch]] from [[Salzgitter AG]].<ref>World Update ''[[Railway Age]]'' August 1994 page 88</ref> In 1995, the company acquired the remaining shares in the steam turbine manufacturer [[MAN Energy Solutions|MAN Energie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/oil--gas/1995/02/22/gec-alsthom-buys-man-energy,29669-bre |title=WEST EUROPE : GEC ALSTHOM BUYS MAN ENERGY – 22/02/1995 – Africa Energy Intelligence |date=22 February 1995 |publisher=africaintelligence.com |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903014941/https://www.africaintelligence.com/oil--gas/1995/02/22/gec-alsthom-buys-man-energy,29669-bre |url-status=live }}</ref> In early 1998, GEC Alsthom acquired the electrical contractor [[Cegelec]], renaming it ''Alstom Power Conversion''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alstom Grid Brochure ENG {{!}} PDF {{!}} Electrical Grid {{!}} Electrical Substation |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/104331938/Alstom-Grid-Brochure-ENG |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Scribd |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424124433/https://www.scribd.com/document/104331938/Alstom-Grid-Brochure-ENG |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1998, GEC Alsthom bought Italian firm [[SASIB]]'s rail signalling subsidiary ''Sasib Railways'',<ref>{{citation| url = http://www.cirgroup.com/press/press-releases/document/sasib-announces-1999-results.html| title = SASIB ANNOUNCES 1999 RESULTS| date = 6 March 2000| work = www.cirgroup.com| access-date = 27 June 2014| archive-date = 16 September 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160916023650/http://www.cirgroup.com/press/press-releases/document/sasib-announces-1999-results.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{citation| journal = Railway Age| title = GEC Alsthom buys SASIB signaling units| date = February 1998| volume = 199| issue =2 |page =21| url = http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/293947/gec-alsthom-buys-sasib-signaling-units| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231436/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/293947/gec-alsthom-buys-sasib-signaling-units| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2016-03-03}}</ref> which included the former [[General Railway Signal]] (USA).<ref>{{citation| url=http://www.alstomsignalingsolutions.com/CustomerSupport/History/| title = Alstom Signalling History| work = www.alstomsignalingsolutions.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109113147/http://alstomsignalingsolutions.com/CustomerSupport/History| archive-date = 9 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.alstomsignalingsolutions.com/Data/Documents/History.pdf| title = A Centennial – History of ALSTOM Signaling Inc. (Formerly General Railway Signal Company) 1904–2004| publisher = Alstom Signalling Inc.| date = June 2004| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111002122301/http://www.alstomsignalingsolutions.com/Data/Documents/History.pdf| archive-date = 2 October 2011| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

In June 1998, GEC Alsthom was listed on the [[Paris Stock Exchange]]; both GEC and [[Alcatel-Lucent|Alcatel]] elected to sell off part of their stakes (23.6% each). Around this time, the company was officially renamed ''Alstom''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20170926-alstom-key-dates-french-industrial-jewel|title=Alstom: the key dates of a French industrial jewel|work=france24.com|date=26 September 2017|access-date=3 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903014942/https://www.france24.com/en/20170926-alstom-key-dates-french-industrial-jewel|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>GEC Alsthom drops the 'h' ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1167 July 1998 page 55</ref>