Trenitalia places Pendolino train order with ALSTOM worth €240 million

ALSTOM has won a new contract for PENDOLINO high-speed tilting trains from Trenitalia, the passenger and freight division of the Italian state railway group Ferrovie dello Stato, for a total close to €240 million.  

ALSTOM has won a new contract for PENDOLINO high-speed tilting trains from Trenitalia, the passenger and freight division of the Italian state railway group Ferrovie dello Stato, for a total close to €240 million. The order for 12 PENDOLINO trains which will join the existing fleet, was awarded following an international tender managed by Trenitalia, which also represented Cisalpino.

The seven-car trains will have a top speed of 250 kph and a capacity of 430 passengers. They will be built at ALSTOM’s site in Savigliano, Italy, with components supplied by other European ALSTOM sites.
Delivery for the first new trains will begin in November 2006, and the last train will be delivered in September 2007.

Philippe Mellier, President of ALSTOM's Transport Sector, said: “We are very pleased that Trenitalia has shown its satisfaction with the PENDOLINO by choosing it for their high-speed services. This order consolidates ALSTOM’s leadership as a builder of high-speed trains as well as a pioneer in cross-border interoperability. Including the two recent orders from RENFE for high-speed Lanzaderas trains and from Cisalpino for 14 Pendolino trains, this year ALSTOM has been awarded orders over €780 million for more than 50 trains from the PENDOLINO family.“

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