FGC orders 13 suburban trains from ALSTOM-led
consortium
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ALSTOM will assemble the trains at its plant near Barcelona,
and its share of the contract is €25 million.
CAF will supply the bogies, body shells and other materials.
Bombardier will supply the traction equipment.
The electrical multiple-unit trainsets are for a new service
that will run between the cities of Igualada, Manresa and
Martorell, and offer connections with train service to
Barcelona.
The order follows one placed by FGC in 1995 for 20 of the same
kind of trains.
“ALSTOM is proud to contribute to the continuing
development of urban transport in the Barcelona area,” said
Antonio Oporto, president of ALSTOM Spain. “This order is a
further confirmation of our long-term relationship with the city
and its region.”
ALSTOM will also supply trains for Barcelona's future
automatic metro line and leads the construction consortium
building two new tramways, for which it is supplying the CITADIS
rolling stock.
With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than
60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers complete
products and services for new rolling stock, signaling and
electrical and mecanical infrastructure as well as maintenance
and rehabilitation 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 sales of €5.1 billion in
financial year 2002-2003, 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