Sometimes a change in working practices can be as significant as a technological leap in bringing savings to Alstom and its customers. A breakthrough on both fronts is changing the way Alstom maintains fleets of trains. What is Alstom doing to digitalise and optimise maintenance activities across depots? NA: Traditionally, each maintenance project has a dedicated team based in one depot, with people responsible for planning, engineering, materials, etc. Where there are several similar projects in a region, we have a huge duplication of resources. We are now moving towards the idea of having Maintenance Performance Centres (MPCs) in certain areas, where we group expertise together in one location to serve several fleets – strategic decision-makers at the centre, with teams at the depots focused purely on operations and maintenance. (....)