ALSTOM awarded major track maintenance contract in
Mexico
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The scope of the contract covers the rehabilitation and
maintenance for a period of 12 years of 600 kilometres of tracks.
The rehabilitation should be completed by 2002. This is the first
major track rehabilitation contract awarded to ALSTOM.
Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) operates
Mexico's Northeast railway and carries around 60 % of the
country's total rail cargo. The majority stake in TFM is held by
Transportación Marítima Mexicana, the largest Latin
American multi-modal transportation and logistics company.
Hamdi Conger, ALSTOM Transport Services Senior Vice President,
declared:
'This new contract will enable ALSTOM to develop its
operations in Mexico, where the Company already maintains 350
locomotives for several private operators. It also demonstrates
our capacity to offer packages including a comprehensive range of
maintenance services to help operators optimise their businesses
world-wide.'
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