Alstom receives an order worth approximately 130
million from SNCF to supply a further 19 Regiolis regional
trains

The SNCF (French national railways) has placed an order
worth approximately 130 million* with Alstom Transport
for an additional 19 Regiolis regional trains from the Coradia
Polyvalent range. This order falls within the framework of the
contract signed on 27 October 2009 with the SNCF and financed
by the French regions. The initial contract consisted of a firm
tranche totalling 800 million for the supply of 100
Coradia Polyvalent trains.



The first 119 trainsets will be distributed between the regions
of Alsace, Aquitaine, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Pays de la
Loire, Provence - Alpes - Cote dAzur and Picardie. The
total number of Coradia Polyvalent trains could eventually
reach 1,000 units, generating over 7 billion. Deliveries
are scheduled to begin in 2013 and end in mid-2015.



The highly modular Coradia Polyvalent range is a single-level
regional train offering several different technical
configurations along with modular fittings for passengers. It
can travel at up to 160kph in both its electric or hybrid
versions and operates at two different voltages (25 kV and 1500
V). It is also available in a transborder version for operation
on the German and Swiss rail networks at a voltage of 15 kV.
This low-floor regional train offers travellers optimal
accessibility and full all-point visibility for improved
security. Motor bogies are positioned at the ends of the
carriages to limit vibrations and noise levels.



The Coradia Polyvalent consumes about 15% less energy than its
competitors (hence reducing CO2 emissions) and its design
incorporates eco-friendly materials. It is equipped with more
compact, more efficient permanent magnet motors, compared to
traditional electric motors. The technical choices incorporated
into its design serve the twofold purpose of facilitating
maintenance and optimizing life-cycle cost.



All the equipment will be designed, produced and assembled at
Alstom Transports French sites.



Thanks to over 30 years experience in regional
transportation, the Alstom Coradia family range of intercity
and regional trains provides solutions to sharply increasing
road and motorway traffic and to continuing suburban sprawl.
Alstom has already built over 3,000 regional trains in its
French, German and Italian plants, which together have covered
over 4 billion kilometres.



*This order was booked in Q3 of the fiscal year 2009-2010




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laurent.gerbet@transport.alstom.com

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