Alstom will provide 16 new Coradia Lint regional trains to Deutsche Bahn in Germany

The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn Regio has placed
an order with Alstom Transport for 16 Coradia Lint regional
trains, for a total amount of over 40 million. The
trains will serve the North network of Schleswig-Holstein. They
will start commercial service in December 2011. This is the
first order of a framework contract signed in 2008 between DB
and Alstom, involving the design and manufacture of a maximum
of 180 Coradia Lint.

Diesel-engined vehicles made up of two coaches, Coradia Lint
trains will be manufactured in the Alstom factory at
Salzgitter, in Germany. They can operate at speeds of up to
120km/h. Each train can accommodate 130 passengers. The
continuous low floor, mobile pallets located at the entrance to
the trains, and gangways between the coaches make access and
getting around on board easier, in particular for people with
reduced mobility. The trains are also equipped with tactile
pictograms for the partially sighted, as well as toilets
arranged for passengers with disabilities. Lastly, the Coradia
Lint trains are built according to Alstom's environmental
policy: they are 95% recyclable.

Manufactured from tried and tested components, Coradia Lint
has met with undisputed success: since the launch of the first
trains in 2000, Alstom sold 470 Coradia Lint in Germany, the
Netherlands and Denmark. Coradia LINT trains have covered over
350 million kilometres in commercial service. With this
new contract, Deutsche Bahn, which already ordered over 140
Coradia Lint to Alstom for several networks in Germany, has
confirmed the trust in our regional train range ,
explains Roland Kientz, North Europe Senior Vice President of
Alstom Transport.

Alstom Transport's range of regional trains

Drawing on its 30 years of experience in regional
transport, Alstom developed a range of regional and suburban
trains in response to the congestion of urban and motorway
networks and the increasing expansion of suburban areas.
These trains also contribute to regional economic development
and help protect the environment. Alstom's Coradia and
X'Trapolis ranges now offer operators and users a solution
closely matched to their needs and expectations: comfortable,
reliable and available high-capacity regional trains that are
easy to maintain and have a limited impact on the
environment. At its plants in Salzgitter (Germany),
Valenciennes (France) and Savigliano (Italy), Alstom has
already built over 3,000 regional trains that have covered
more than four billion kilometres.

About Alstom Transport

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport
develops and markets the most complete range of systems,
equipment and services in the railway sector. Alstom
Transport manages entire transport systems, taking in rolling
stock, signalling and infrastructure, and offers
turnkey solutions. Alstom Transport recorded
sales of 5.7 billion euros in the fiscal year 2008-2009 and
an increase in orders of 9% compared to the previous year.
Alstom Transport is present in over 60 countries and employs
some 27,000 people.

Press contact:
Cécile Dodat (Transport) - Tel + 33 1 57 06 91 48

cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com