SNCF orders a further 24 double-deck cars for regional
express trains in an order worth 45 million euros

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The follow-on order corresponds to an option in a contract
signed in November 2000 and follows swiftly on from an order
for 66 cars announced on June 21st.

The 6 four-car trainsets will serve the region of
Picardy.

Delivery of the first order is expected to begin at the end
of 2006. The four-car trainsets have a capacity of 450
passengers and a speed of 160 kph. In partnership with ALSTOM,
Bombardier will also participate in the manufacture of the
trains. ALSTOM’s sites in Valenciennes, Tarbes,
Villeurbanne, Le Creusot and Ornans in France and Charleroi in
Belgium are all involved in executing the contract.

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 euros in
financial year 2004-2005, is among the world's leading
suppliers to the railway industry.

Contact:

Helen Connolly

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

helen.connolly@transport.alstom.com