Bombardier and Alstom Consortium Awarded a 128 Million Euro
Order from the Belgian National Railways

With this fourth follow-on order from a contract awarded in
1999, the total amount of M6 double-deck cars will reach 492
units (approximately 64,000 seats). The M6 double-deck cars are
mostly used on the main lines of the Belgian railways network
and operate at maximum speeds of 160 kph.



Bombardier transportation's site in Bruges (Belgium), relying
on its long standing engineering and production experience,
will be responsible for the complete production of the four cab
cars as well as the final assembly of the 68 intermediate
(trailer) cars. The bogies will be manufactured at
Bombardiers bogies centre of excellence in Crespin
(France). The design is based on the well-recognized success of
Bombardiers I-11 vehicles in terms of comfort, as well
as the expectations and needs expressed by passengers.



In its role as Alstoms worldwide centre of excellence
for auxiliary converters and national and ETCS/ERTMS (European
Train Control System / European Railway Traffic Management
Systems) signalling solutions, Alstom Transports Belgian
site in Charleroi will supply the auxiliary converters for all
cars and the ATLAS solution compatible with ERTMS for the four
cab cars. The Alstom Transport sites of Valenciennes and
Villeurbanne (France) will respectively deliver the
semi-finished trailer cars and the train control devices for
the four cab cars.



Stéphane Rambaud-Measson, President Passengers, Bombardier
Transportation, commented:
This order clearly reflects the strong confidence
the SNCB has in our double-deck trains and the level of comfort
they offer. It is also an indication that the vehicles are
really appreciated by the passengers and represent the ideal
answer to increasing ridership.


Alstom is very satisfied with the renewed confidence
the SNCB has shown the consortium said Roland Kientz,
Senior Vice President Alstom Transport for North Europe
. Thanks to the growing success of the M6 cars since
their commercial service in 2002, we have been a strong partner
of the SNCB contributing to the development of railway services
in Belgium.



Belgian Railways (SNCB) CEO Marc Descheemaecker commented:
"With our number of passengers increasing every year, these
double-deck vehicles add both capacity and comfort to our
fleet. The M6 double-deck vehicles represent an important
contribution to improved mobility. Not only will they allow us
to expand our offer during the peak hours on our main lines,
they will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the regularity
of our trains. It is very important that we realize this
investment within the established budgetary envelope."



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About Bombardier Transportations site in Bruges
(Belgium)

Bombardiers site in Bruges designs and manufactures
innovative transport technology, such as double-deck coaches
for the SNCB and the award-winning BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Outlook
tram for the Brussels Transport Company STIB. Bruges also hosts
important fleet services activities, making it one of
Bombardier Transportations truly diversified sites in
Europe.


BOMBARDIER and FLEXITY are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its
subsidiaries.


About Alstom Transport

With sustainable transport in mind, Alstom Transport develops
and offers a large range of systems, equipment and services on
the rail market. Based in Charleroi, the Belgian subsidiary
employs 1000 people and is the worldwide centre of excellence
for auxiliary converters and signalling for rail transport for
Alstom. As such, Alstom Transport is today a leading developer
of railway signalling systems and subsystems with an unrivalled
head start in the deployment of interoperability in Europe. In
Belgium, Alstom Transport equips the whole fleet of the rolling
stock in commercial service with ETCS signalling systems.


For more information on Alstom Transport, please visit
www.transport.alstom.com.


For information:
Bombardier Transportation
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central and Eastern
Europe

Heiner Spannuth: +49 30 986 07 1134


heiner.spannuth@de.transport.bombardier.com

Benelux

Guy Hendrix: +32 2289 7341


guy.hendrix@be.transport.bombardier.com


Alstom Transport

Cécile Dodat +33 1 41 66 91 48


cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com


Benelux

Sonia Thibaut +32 71 445611


sonia.thibaut@crn.alstom.com