SNCF orders 66 ALSTOM double-deck cars for regional express
trains worth 130 million

The follow-on order corresponds to an option in a contract
signed in November 2000 as part of an investment program to be
carried out over several years and financed by regional
authorities, for 629 new cars. The current order brings the
total number of cars ordered in the framework so far to 393.
The 22 new trainsets will serve the regions Rhône Alpes
(6), Lorraine (6) and Nord Pas de Calais (10).

Delivery of the first order is expected to begin at the end
of 2006.

Today  46 trainsets are in service in the following
regions : Nord Pas de Calais, Rhône Alpes, Provence Cote
dAzur, Picardie, Centre et Lorraine and 5 also on the
Luxembourg national railway network.

In partnership with ALSTOM, Bombardier will also participate
in the manufacture of the trains. ALSTOMs sites in
Valenciennes, Tarbes, Villeurbanne, Le Creusot in France and
Charleroi in Belgium are all involved in executing the
contract.

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