Alstom signs 27,5 million euro order in Sweden to supply 5
Coradia Nordic regional trains

Coradia Nordic for Östgötatrafiken is a four-car
articulated EMU (Electric Multiple Unit). The trains will be
designed and assembled at Alstom site in Salzgitter, Germany,
while the ONIX traction system will be manufactured
in Tarbes, France. By purchasing the new trains,
Östgötatrafiken will improve and update its regional
train fleet. The new trains will mean increased comfort for
passengers, with improved accessibility thanks to lower floors
with a no-step design. Whats more, Coradia Nordic trains
are up to 95% recyclable, in line with Alstoms
environmental policy.



The order is the third for Coradia Nordic in Sweden, with the
first batch of trains for Greater Stockholm in service since
August 2005. In total, Alstom will supply 71 trains to SL
(Stockholm public transport operator), last delivery planned in
May 2008. The second next is the order for Skånetrafiken
of 49 regional trains, signed December 2006, first delivery in
summer 2010 and service planned to start by the end of the
year.



Since the first contract in 2002, Alstom has sold 243 of
Coradia Lirex trains in Europe, including this new order. It
confirms the success of these trains, where the Nordic version
is specially designed for extreme winter weather conditions.



About Alstom Transport


Thanks to more than thirty years' experience in
regional transport, Alstoms range of regional and
suburban trains provides solutions to crowded urban and
motorway networks and rapid suburban growth, while contributing
to regional economic growth and environmental protection. With
the Coradia range, Alstom now offers operators and users trains
that are perfectly adapted to their needs and requirements.
Alstoms regional trains are comfortable, spacious,
reliable, available, easy to maintain and environmentally
friendly. Alstom has already built more than 3,000 regional
trains, which have covered more than 4 billion kilometres.


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