Cisalpino awards ALSTOM an order worth more than
300 million euros for tilting trains

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Cisalpino has ordered 14 PENDOLINO trainsets for a total of
more than 300 million euros. They will join the existing
fleet, which has been in service between Switzerland, Italy and
Germany since 1996.

The seven-car trainsets will have a top speed of 250 kph
and a capacity of 430 passengers. The trainsets will be built at
ALSTOM’s site in Savigliano, Italy.

Delivery of the new trainsets will begin in  May 
2007, and the last one will be delivered in January 2008.

Philippe Mellier, president of ALSTOM Transport, said:
“We are very pleased that Cisalpino has shown their
satisfaction with the PENDOLINO by choosing it again for their
high-speed services. The reputation of this tilting train is
unrivalled and these latest orders consolidate our leadership in
this market.”

Thanks to its proven active tilting system, the PENDOLINO
train, can negotiate curves at speeds 35 percent higher than
conventional trains, with maximum safety and comfort for
passengers. Today, 285 trains worldwide are equipped with
ALSTOM's active tilting technology. Trains equipped with this
technology have traveled over 200 million kilometers.

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 mecanical 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 euros
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