ALSTOM to supply metro cars worth 143 million
for the London Underground's Jubilee Line

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ALSTOM has won a £101 million (approximately
€143 million) contract to build four seven-car trainsets
and 59 trailer cars for Tube Lines, the company responsible for
maintaining and upgrading the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly
lines under the PPP (public-private partnership) contract with
London Underground.

Destined for the Jubilee Line, the new trainsets will increase
capacity by lengthening the existing trains, thus allowing an
additional 180 passengers to board each train.  The new
seven-car trains will be up-and-running by early 2006 and
identical to those already in operation.

Commenting on the order, Paul Barron, vice president of ALSTOM
Transport UK, said: 'ALSTOM is obviously delighted to win this
order and maintain our longstanding relationship with London's
Tube network.  We're confident that the new vehicles will
improve the travelling experience for passengers on the Jubilee
Line.'

The work will be carried out at ALSTOM's sites in the UK and
continental Europe.

ALSTOM supplied the original fleet of 59 six-car Jubilee Line
trains in 1996 and maintains the current Jubilee Line fleet at
Stratford Market depot, helping Tube Lines to meet its targets
for reliability, availability and ambience. ALSTOM also maintains
the rolling stock on the Northern Line.

With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than
60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers cutting-edge
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