Alstom Transport awarded two contracts in Spain

Alstom has just been awarded two contracts in
Spain worth a total of 94 million. The first relates to
signalling equipment for a section of the Atlantic mainline
(16.5 million). The second is for the supply of 24
suburban trains to Catalan railways (77.5 million).

The first contract, signed on 20 November with
Spains Ministry of Transport, relates to a 16.5
million contract to equip a section of the Atlantic mainline with
Alstoms signalling technology. This 25 kilometre section
between Vigo and Portela (Pontevedra province) in Spain is part
of the new high speed Atlantic mainline rail corridor running
from North East Spain to the Portuguese border.

Alstom will equip the line with conventional
signalling and telecommunications systems. The company will
provide electronic Smartlock points, signal lights, track
circuits, telephone communications, power supply and technical
premises.

The new signalling equipment will enable
trains using the line to reach speeds of up to 200kph, and will
reduce journey times and increase the capacity of the line in
complete safety, thereby meeting the objectives of the Ministry
of Transport.

Besides, on 30th November, Alstom and Spanish
rail manufacturer CAF signed an agreement worth a total of 155
million euros with Catalan railways (FGC) for the supply of 24
suburban trains. Alstom, whose share amounts to 77.5 million
euros, will supply 12 trains that will be manufactured at the
Santa Perpetua Alstom plant in Barcelona. The agreement includes
an option for 20 additional trains. The trains are intended for
the line linking Barcelona to Vallés in Catalonia. This
45-kilometre line transports 60 million passengers annually via
the existing fleet of 42 trains. User numbers are expected to
increase by 30% over the next 10 years.

The EMU-type trains (Electrical Multiple
Units) will comprise four cars accommodating a total of 800
passengers. They will be equipped with air conditioning and will
be accessible to the disabled. The trains will also be equipped
with innovative signalling and communication systems, such as
Wi-Fi video-surveillance which was installed on this line by
Alstom last July.

Alstom and CAF had previously supplied FGC
with the trains currently in use on the line, as well as those
serving the Barcelona-Baix Llobregat line.