ALSTOM and CAF awarded a 440-million Euro contract for the
supply and maintenance of high speed regional trains for
Renfe

Renfe, the Spanish National Railway Operator, has awarded
the ALSTOM/CAF consortium a contract for the supply and the
complete maintenance of 20 Regional High-Speed Trains. These
trains, which will have a speed of 250-270 Km/h, will circulate
on the Spanish High-Speed lines. The new contract is worth a
total of 440 million euros, including maintenance of the new
fleet over 14 years.

ALSTOM, as the consortium leader, will be responsible for
providing the traction system and 50% of the mechanical
equipment for these high-speed regional trains.

The new trains, which can carry up to 237 passengers, will
cover distances of up to 250 km between major cities. Delivery
of the first trains will begin in 2003. Trains will begin
operational regional service in the same year.

The trains will be largely built in ALSTOM's industrial
units in Spain.

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
rail and marine. ALSTOM today has annual sales in excess of 24
billion euros and employs approximately 140,000 people
worldwide.

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