ALSTOM to supply rolling stock for Rotterdam tramway

Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET), the Dutch citys
transportation authority, has chosen ALSTOM to supply 60 new
tramcars in a contract valued at 82 million euros. The new
trams are destined for the three 'Tram-Plus' lines, which serve
suburban areas not covered by the citys underground.

ALSTOM will supply its full low floor unidirectional
CITADIS tram, featuring four double doors on one side of
each vehicle. The new cars will be used to extend the
networks service as well as to modernise the image of
Rotterdam's tramway system. The city has a long tradition of
tramways. In 1905, its first line operated with a fleet of 10
cars. Today, RET operates up to 120 trams.

The new fleet of trams is due to go into passenger service
on the extended lines in 2003, and will offer passengers
reduced travel times, a frequent time-table and a comfortable
modern vehicle. Passenger capacity will be 190 passengers per
vehicle.

ALSTOM, through TRAXIS, a Dutch company acquired in April
2000, has a long-standing relationship with RET for the supply
of traction equipment. This experience was cited as a decisive
factor in the award of this contract.

First deliveries are scheduled for July 2002 and will
continue at a rate of one trainset per week through completion
of the order 18 months later.

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Editors notes:

CITADIS: Since its introduction in September 1999,
the CITADIS range of light rail vehicles has been an
unqualified commercial success, with firm orders for over 200
vehicles already placed by the French cities of Montpellier,
Orléans, Lyon, La Rochelle, Valenciennes and Bordeaux, by
Barcelona, Spain; Dublin, Ireland; and Melbourne,
Australia.

ALSTOM TRAXIS, based in Ridderkerk, near Rotterdam, designs
and manufactures electric propulsion and electronic control
systems for trains, metros and trams. The company reports
annual sales of 35 million euros and employs over 200
people.

ALSTOM TRAXIS propulsion systems are now used on 70% of the
Netherlands trains and trams, and the companys
exports to other European and Asian countries have become
increasingly important in recent years. ALSTOM TRAXIS supplied
traction motors and electric equipment for the THALYS high
speed train, which operates across northern France, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Germany, and also provides maintenance and
refurbishing services to train operators.

ALSTOM has been supplying rail equipment to the Netherlands
for over 50 years. The company is leader on the Dutch market
for signaling equipment for train, metro and tram
infrastructure, and has also provided the country with 81
locomotives within the last decade. ALSTOM now employs 550
people in the Netherlands, 250 of which in the Transport
Sector, including ALSTOM TRAXIS.

ALSTOM is the global specialist in energy and transport
infrastructure. The company serves the energy market through
its activities in the fields of power generation, power
transmission and distribution, power conversion and electrical
contracting and the transport market through its activities in
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Following the full integration of the power generation
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billion euros and employs more than 140,000 people in over 70
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