Alstom wins contract for T7 and T8 tramway lines and joins RATP and Ile de France region in celebrating 1,500th Citadis ordered

 Alstom will be providing the tramways set to run on the T7 and T8 lines in the Paris metropolitan area. The first tranche, totalling nearly 50 million, includes 19 Citadis trainsets destined for the T7 line, which runs from Villejuif to Athis-Mons. A second tranche, to be exercised at a later date, will include 20 additional trainsets for the T8 line, which will connect Saint-Denis with Epinay and Villetaneuse. The contract is being financed jointly by the STIF and RATP and could eventually total 70 trainsets.

With this contract, Alstom joins the RATP and the Ile de France regional government in celebrating the sale of the 1,500th Citadis tram. The RATP will ultimately have the largest inventory of Citadis trainsets in the world with 145, including 60 for the T2 line (Porte de Versailles - Pont de Bezon), 46 for the T3 line (Pont de Garigliano - Porte de la Chapelle) and 19 and 20 for the T7 and T8 lines respectively.

In the face of fierce competition from foreign manufacturers on the French market, this new Alstom contract serves as confirmation of the competitiveness of both French industry and the Citadis product line. Alstom Transport, the leading manufacturing company in the French rail sector, contributes to the dynamism of local economies through operations at nine industrial sites located throughout the country. Alstom Transports 8,800 employees in France deploy their know-how in the service of customers in France and abroad, and one job at Alstom creates about three jobs for its suppliers. The T7 and T8 trainsets will be produced in France, with design and assembly at the Alstom plant in La Rochelle, engine manufacture at Ornans, bogie manufacture at Creusot, power-train equipment manufacture at Tarbes and onboard electronics assembly at Villeurbanne.

Thanks to the modular Citadis design, Alstom was able to provide the RATP with a custom product both inside and out. Each of the T7 and T8 Citadis tramsets will be 32 metres in length and 2.40 metres wide, and will accommodate over 200 passengers the equivalent of more than three buses. Designed to offer optimal quality-of-life onboard, Citadis trams feature platform-height floors, air conditioning, and video-surveillance and passenger-counting systems, as well as onboard audio and visual information. Wider seats and more accessible door-opening buttons are just two of the improvements designed to facilitate travel for those with mobility issues. In addition, Citadis is up to 98% recyclable, which helps to preserve the environment. A Citadis consumes four times less energy than a bus and 10 times less than a car (In kWh per seated passenger). The Citadis also enhances the quality of city life: four times quieter than motor traffic, it generates about five decibels less noise.

The RATP will be receiving trams of proven value that today set the worldwide performance standard. To date, 1,514 Citadis trams have been ordered by 36 cities.

About Alstom Transport

With a focus on sustainable transport, Alstom Transport develops and offers the most complete range of systems, equipment and services on the rail market. Alstom Transport can manage an entire transport system, from rolling stock to signalling and infrastructure, and offers turnkey solutions. In 2009-2010, Alstom Transport recorded sales of 5.8 billion. The company has a presence in more than 60 countries and 267,000 employees.

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