Metro Valparaíso, Gran Valparaíso, Chile

Alstom supplied a total of 35 trains to the Merval fleet: 27 single-deck multiple-car X’Trapolis 100 train sets, and 8 single-deck multiple-car X’Trapolis Modular train sets.

As part of its strategic supplier relationship with Alstom, BFG delivered GRP driver desks and skirts for 27 train sets. The parts were produced by NOMA Composites, a fully owned subsidiary of BFG in France, using a contact moulding process. All parts were compliant with NF F 16-101 fire safety standards.