Italian private operator NTV, the first to order the AGV,
unveils the livery of trains it will be using from 2011

Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the first private rail
operator in Italy, has unveiled today in Rome the livery of the
AGV¹ very high speed train fleet it will be using on
the Italian rail network from 2011. In January 2008, NTV
announced that it had chosen Alstom to supply and maintain 25
ultra-modern, very high speed  AGV trains. This joint
unveiling and launch of the new operator NTV took place in the
presence of NTVs Italian founders, Luca Cordero di
Montezemolo, Diego Della Valle, Gianni Punzo and Giuseppe
Sciarrone, along with Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom,
and Philippe Mellier, President of Alstom Transport.

The red livery, with a narrow golden stripe along the
carriages, is a perfect match for the shape of the trains.
Italian flags indicate the train operators country of
origin. The AGV is designed in a way that allows operators to
fully customise their trains.

The contract signed with NTV in January 2008 covers the
provision of 25 AGV trains for 650 million. It also
includes maintenance of these trains for a 30-year period,
although this is not included in the above amount. There is
also an option for another 10 trains. Designed in La Rochelle,
France, in Alstom Transports centre of excellence
dedicated to AGV trains, NTVs units will be assembled on
this site (14) and in the Savigliano factory in Italy (11). A
depot for train maintenance will be built in Nola, close to
Naples.

The AGV prototype is currently undergoing initial trials on
high speed test track at the Velim rail test centre in the
Czech Republic. These tests will permit Alstom to fine-tune the
train and to validate this new very high speed
platform with a view to its final approval.

  ¹AGV: Automotrice Grande Vitesse. AGV is an
Alstom trademark.

• More information about the AGV on the Alstom Transport website