Veolia Verkehr ordered about 30 CORADIA LINT regional
trains from Alstom worth about 70 million euros

These CORADIA LINT diesel-engined vehicles can operate at
speeds up to 120km/h. Each train, made up of two coaches, can
accommodate 136 passengers. The new trains are designed to meet
new passenger requirements in respect of comfort, accessibility
and ease of movement on board. With a floor height and movable
steps, they are perfectly adapted to the platform heights in
the Niers-Rhein-Emscher network and make access and getting
around on board the train easier, in particular for people with
reduced mobility. The trains are also equipped with tactile
pictograms for the partially sighted, as well as toilets
arranged for passengers with disabilities. Lastly, the Coradia
LINT trains are air conditioned and equipped with
multi-activity zones.



Manufactured from tried and tested components, CORADIA
LINT has met with undisputed success: since the launch of the
first trains in 2000, Alstom sold over 425 CORADIA LINT in
Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark. With this new contract,
Veolia Verkehr, which already successfully operates more of 30
CORADIA LINT, has confirmed the trust in Alstoms
regional train range , explains Roland Kientz, North
Europe Senior Vice President of Alstom Transport.



Alstom Transport advanced, environmentally-friendly trains for
regional use


Alstom Transport's 30-year-plus experience, coupled with its
expertise and strength in the regional train industry, means
that it is in a position to offer operators and passengers a
range of products perfectly suited to their requirements and
demands: high-capacity regional trains that are reliable,
available, easy to maintain, accessible and clean, and that
generate both optimal cost of ownership for operators and
maximum comfort for passengers. The Alstom factories at
Salzgitter in Germany, Valenciennes in France, Savigliano in
Italy and Barcelona in Spain have produced 3,000 regional
trains, CORADIA and XTrapolis, which have covered a
total distance of over 4 billion kilometres.



About NordWestBahn

NordWestBahn is a subsidiary of Veolia Verkehr. The company
operates the regional rail network in the western part of Lower
Saxony and, since 2003, the northern part of North
Rhine-Westphalia. The network of NordWestBahn covers almost 840
km. NordWestBahn has operated over 30 CORADIA LINT regional
trains since 2000.


About Alstom Transport

A promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom Transport develops
and markets the most complete range of systems, equipment and
services in the railway sector. Alstom Transport manages entire
transport systems, taking in rolling stock, signalling and
infrastructure, and offers turnkey solutions. In
the 2006/07 financial year, Alstom Transports sales
lifted the company to the number one position in the world
transport market. During the first nine months of 2007/08,
Alstom booked orders up by 38% and sales up by 21% versus the
same period of the previous year.




Press contact:


Cécile Dodat

Tél. : + 33 1 41 66 91 48 / +33 6 72 59 83 70

cecile.dodat@transport.alstom.com