ALSTOM to supply trams for line extension in
Strasbourg

The Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS), the
public-transport operator of Strasbourg, France, has awarded
ALSTOM a contract worth about 100 million euros for the supply
of 35 CITADIS trams.  The contract includes an option for
up to 12 additional trams, an option for spare parts management
and an option for rolling-stock maintenance.

These trams are part of the CITADIS range and have been
adapted to the specific requirements of the Strasbourg
environment.  The full low floor trams are fitted with a
small bogie at either end in order to follow the
networks curves more smoothly and provide harmonious
movement.  They are 2.4 meters wide and can carry 288
passengers. They will serve the entire tramway network of the
Strasbourg area.  This third batch of trams will serve to
increase the transport offering of the Strasbourg urban
community by 60% by 2006-2008

'I'm delighted that the CTS has shown its confidence by
choosing ALSTOM for its tram-fleet expansion in this
international invitation to tender,' said Patrick Kron,
President & CEO of ALSTOM. 'The choice demonstrates the
competitiveness of our CITADIS family nationally and
internationally.'

ALSTOM will build the trams at its plants in France, in
particular La Rochelle and Reichshoffen and the first
deliveries are scheduled for mid 2005.

The CITADIS family of trams offers flexible, modular
solutions for rapidly growing cities. The CITADIS concept
combines standardisation of components with customisation of
interior and exterior design in order to meet the individual
requirements of each city in terms of aesthetics, comfort and
accessibility.

ALSTOM trams have been sold in more than 25 cities around
the world. Paris, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Dublin and Melbourne
have chosen CITADIS. Among the 440 CITADIS trams already sold,
the 140 already in service have carried more than 150 million
passengers over some 10 million kilometres.

ALSTOM is a global leader in energy and transport
infrastructure. The Company serves the energy market
through its activities in the fields of power generation
and power transmission and distribution, and the transport
market through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal
year 2002/03, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of
20 billion and employed around 100,000 people in
over 70 countries worldwide.

                              

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