French railways award ALSTOM two contracts worth €207
million

SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer),
France's national railway, has awarded ALSTOM two orders worth
a total of 207 million.

Locomotives for passenger service in the Paris region

In a contract worth 170 million, ALSTOM will
supply SNCF with 60 electric locomotives. They are scheduled to
begin passenger service in the Ile de France region around
Paris in the spring of 2006.

From ALSTOM s PRIMA family and similar to the 210 freight
locomotives that ALSTOM is currently delivering to the SNCF,
the locomotives have been adapted for the requirements of
passenger service in Ile de France.

ALSTOM will assemble the locomotives at its site in Belfort,
France, with components coming from ALSTOM sites in Tarbes,
Villeurbanne, Le Creusot and Ornans.

Renovation of regional trains

The second order is for the renovation of regional
trains, in a contract worth 48 million euros awarded to an
ALSTOM-led consortium. ALSTOM's share of the contract is
37 million.

The renovation includes the installation of air-conditioning
in the trains, which are called Z2 by SNCF, and a new design of
the interior and passenger amenities. ALSTOM will lead the
project and supply the major equipment.

ALSTOM s consortium partner, Cannes La Bocca Industries
(CLBI), will carry out the renovation work for 20 trains in its
facilities.

ALSTOM will also supply SNCF with equipment for the
renovation of 51 trains that the SNCF will carry out in its own
workshops.

Delivery of the renovated trains and of the equipment for
the renovation to be carried out by SNCF is scheduled to be
complete by March 2008.

'As a long-standing partner of SNCF, ALSTOM shares its
commitment to continuous improvement of service for its
passengers,' said Philippe Mellier, president of ALSTOM
Transport. 'The new PRIMA locomotives will join an Ile de
France fleet that already includes nearly 400 double-deck
passenger trains in service that ALSTOM has delivered. For the
renovation project, ALSTOM will put into place an industrial
plan that has proved successful in a program for renovation of
other French regional trains.'

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