Alstom to supply 23 Coradia Lint regional trains to HLB in
Germany

The Coradia Lint trains are two-car Diesel Multiple Units.
They will be designed and produced at Alstoms Salzgitter
site in Germany. Each train can accommodate up to 116
passengers under optimal conditions of comfort at speeds of up
to 120 kph. Mobile landings, adaptable to all platform heights,
will facilitate the boarding and disembarkation of passengers.
On-board surveillance cameras will be used to reinforce
passenger safety, and a special access ramp and two wheelchair
spaces will be provided in each car to ensure optimal comfort
for the mobility-impaired. The Coradia Lint range also complies
with Alstom's environmental policy and the trains are 95%
recyclable.

Manufactured from service-proven components based on highly
dependable technology, Alstoms Coradia Lint range has
enjoyed considerable commercial success. Since the launch of
the ranges first trains in 2000, Alstom has sold over
500 such trains to both public and private operators in
Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. The range has proven its
worth throughout more than 350 million km of commercial
service.

This new order will enable HLB to expand its rail fleet, which
now includes over 60 Coradia Lint trains. This order is
a token of the exceptional confidence accorded to Alstom and
the quality of its products. This is the third order placed by
Hesse in recent years and we are delighted with our always
excellent relations with HLB, stated Martin Lange,
managing director of Alstom Transport in Germany.

Alstom Transports 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.