ALSTOM to maintain 43 EMU trains for SJ
of Sweden

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The maintenance period is four years, beginning in July 2004,
and the contract includes an option for extending the term for an
additional three years. The contract covers a total of 113 cars,
which will be configured in 43 two- and three-car trainsets. SJ
will use the double-deckers, which are from ALSTOM’s
CORADIA family, for regional service initially, but the trains
may also be used for other types of service. 

ALSTOM will perform comprehensive maintenance services in a
workshop supplied by SJ in Vasteras. The contract is
performance-based with set objectives for availability,
punctuality and productivity improvement. 

Magnus Jonasson, SJ’s director of fleet management,
said: “In order to ensure the best possible travel
experience for our customers, we wanted to choose the best
possible solution for the servicing of our rolling stock.
ALSTOM’s technical expertise in maintenance met our needs
at an economical price.” 

Andreas Knitter, chairman of the board of ALSTOM Transport's
business in Sweden, said: “We’re happy to provide our
customer, SJ, with a complete set of maintenance services that
will keep their trains in top running order and help reduce their
operational costs.”

Total TrainLife Management, ALSTOM’s unique approach to
servicing rolling stock, ensures that customers benefit from
improved performance, reduced operating costs, enhanced value and
increased comfort and security for passengers. ALSTOM's
comprehensive service offer includes maintenance, parts supply,
renovation and retrofitting.

Among ALSTOM’s successes in lifetime train management
are service contracts covering metro trains in London and
Santiago de Chile, the Connex urban fleet in Melbourne, Spanish
high-speed AVE trains for RENFE, the Virgin Trains fleet for the
West Coast Main Line in Great Britain and freight trains for the
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company in the United
States.

With more than 35 product lines and a presence in more than
60 countries, ALSTOM's Transport sector offers complete
products and services for new rolling stock, signaling, and
electrical and mechanical infrastructure as well as maintenance
and rehabilitation services to four distinct types of
customers: urban transit authorities and operators; intercity
passenger rail operators and rolling stock owners; rail freight
operators; and intercity railway infrastructure owners.
ALSTOM's Transport sector, with sales of €5.1 billion in
financial year 2002-2003, is among the world's leading
suppliers to the railway industry.

Press information:

Helen Connolly

Tel. +33 (0)1 41 66 91 43

helen.connolly@transport.alstom.com