ALSTOM receives order for a full refurbishment of
locomotives in Germany

ALSTOM has also secured a maintenance contract for a period of
four years. The total order volume amounts to about six million
euros. ALSTOMs site in Stendal will be in charge of this
contract.

HML will lease the vehicles to DB Regio Mittelfranken later
this year. The diesel locomotives are planned to be used for the
shunting of passenger coaches in the cities of Würzburg,
Regensburg and Passau.

In 2004 the Munich-based HML, concluded a contract with ALSTOM
for the delivery of five fully-refurbished diesel locomotives
with a total value of five million euros. HML then leased the
locomotives to DB Regio Mittelfranken. Since January this year
the vehicles have been used for medium-heavy and heavy shunting
operations at Nuremberg main station. It was thanks to this
positive experience gained that the current follow-on order was
confirmed.

The locomotives in both orders are so-called silent
locomotives. Their noise level is reduced by nearly 20
percent, i.e. by 15 decibel. Equipped with a Caterpillar diesel
engine of type 3512, these locos can run at a speed of up to 100
km/h.

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 mechanical 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 4.9 billion euros in
financial year 2003-2004, is among the world's leading
suppliers to the railway industry.

Press information:

Susanne Trabitzsch


Tel. +33 (0)1 41 66 97 16

susanne.trabitzsch@transport.alstom.com