The first Allegro high-speed train of the Helsinki-St
Petersburg line is on its way to Finland

Just two years after the contract was signed with Oy
Karelian Trains Ltd*, the first train of its tilting trains
range Pendolino was completed by Alstom. It will
arrive in Helsinki in early January to start first tests in
Finland. Then, it will travel to Russia for tests aimed at
certifying the train for operation on the Russian rail network.
The other three trains will be delivered during the year 2010.

Thanks to tilt technology, these trains can travel at high
speeds on existing conventional lines. They will link Helsinki
to St Petersburg in just three and a half hours, later to be
reduced to three hours (compared with the current five and a
half hours), with a maximum speed of 220 km/h.

About Alstom Transport
With a focus on sustainable transport, Alstom Transport
develops and offers the most complete range of systems,
equipment and services on the rail market. Alstom Transport is
capable of managing an entire transport system, from rolling
stock to signalling and infrastructure, as well as offering
turnkey solutions. In 2008-2009, Alstom Transport registered
sales of 5.7 billion, and orders increased by 9% over
the previous financial year. Alstom Transport has 27,000
employees and a presence in more than 60 countries.

About Pendolino

Alstoms Pendolino has been a genuine success story, with
over 300 million kilometres covered in commercial service in 20
years. The Pendolino, in electric or diesel version, operates
in 10 countries: Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic,
Switzerland, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain,
China and Finland. Russia will join the list in 2010 with the
inauguration of the high-speed St. Petersburg-Helsinki line.
With a market share of 95% in the world and in Europe, Alstom
is the indisputable leader in the tilting electric trains
sector.

Press contact:
Karen Brouiller

Tel : + 33 1 57 06 18 42 / + 33 6 74 44 59 92

karen.brouiller@transport.alstom.com

Website :
www.transport.alstom.com

* Oy Karelian Trains Ltd is a joint venture between Russian
Railways (RZD) and Finnish Railways (VR).