ALSTOM to supply new trams and maintenance
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Under the terms of the contracts, ALSTOM will provide 31
CITADIS tramsets, plus five on option. ALSTOM will also be
responsible for maintaining the new fleet over 15 years. The full
low-floor CITADIS 300 vehicles will measure 23m in length,
operate at 70 km/hour and carry up to 197 passengers. The first
delivery is set for the end of September 2001.
Michel Moreau, President of ALSTOM's Transport Sector, said :
'Australia is a key area of development for ALSTOM. We are
delighted to have been identified once again as the Company
capable of offering Australia the best rail solution.'
This order represents a new success for ALSTOM's
family of CITADIS trams. To date, more than 300 tramsets have
been ordered by cities including Montpellier, Orléans,
Lyons, Valenciennes, Bordeaux and Paris in France, and by Dublin
(Ireland) and Rotterdam (Netherlands).
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in over 60
countries, ALSTOM's Transport Sector offers cutting-edge
products and services to four distinct types of customers:
urban transit authorities and operators; intercity passenger
rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight
operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners.
ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with 4.4 billion euros in
sales in 2001, is among the world's leading suppliers to the
railway industry.
Press contact:
Helen Connolly
Tel. +33 (0)1 41 66 91 43
helen.connolly@transport.alstom.com