First ALSTOM tram exclusively designed for Barcelona tram
project is on show

From September 16
^th to 23
^rd, ATM (the local transport authority belonging to
the Catalonia Regional Government, Barcelona Municipality and
other local authorities)and TRAMVIA METROPOLITÀ, S.A. are
exhibiting the first of the 19 ALSTOMs CITADIS trams which
will serve the city on the first line of the network.

ALSTOMs CITADIS, called TRAM by the customer, is based
on the very latest technology and security system. It is entirely
manufactured in Catalonia at the Santa Perpetua Industrial
centre, which is positioned to be the second tramway centre of
the most recent CITADIS
^TM technology.

About the project:

• Contract signature date:
  17-09-2000.     
• Company awarded: Tranvía Metropolita.
  S.A.     
• ALSTOM builds the rolling stock and is responsible for the
  project management, system engineering, energy substations,
  telecommunication, ticketing, road and rail signalling and
  workshop equipment.     
• ALSTOM owns the 25% of this Company. Among other members of
  this consortium are:
  
  FCC Construcción, Marfina, Arande, COMSA,
  ACCIONA-NECSO Group, Soler i Sauret, CGT Corporación
  General de Transportes, CGEA CONNEX, GUIAVIA, Bansabadell
  Inversió Desenvolupament and Société
  Générale.     
• ALSTOM will operate the line for 25
  years.     
• Number of units 19.     
• Capacity : 218 passengers/ 64
  seated.     
• Commercial operation will be in
  2003.     
• First cab presentation took place on April 19,
  2002.     
• ATM chose ALSTOM In July 2002 for the construction of the
  second line of the Barcelona
  Tram.     
• ALSTOM will have the 25% stake in the future concessionary
  company.     
• ALSTOM will supply for this second line 18 new CITADIS
  trams; the engineering, energy substations, telecommunication,
  ticketing, road and rail signalling, workshop equipment and
  will be responsible for project management of the
  electromechanical package.     
• The first phase of new line is scheduled to enter
  commercial service in March 2004, in time for the Forum
  exhibition.

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 information:
Helen Connolly

Tel. +33 (0)1 41 66 91 43

helen.connolly@transport.alstom.com

• To visit the ATM website