SNCF orders 23 additional Régiolis trains from Alstom
for approximately 135 million

SNCF (French national railways) has placed an order of
around 135 million with Alstom Transport for an
additional 23 Régiolis regional trains from the Coradia
Polyvalent range for use in the Basse Normandie and Haute
Normandie regions of France. This order is part of the contract
signed on 27 October 2009 with SNCF and is financed by the
French regions. The initial contract consisted of a first
tranche totalling 800 million for the supply of 100
Coradia Polyvalent trains. In January 2010, an optional tranche
for 19 trains, worth around 130 million, had already
been exercised.



These 142 trainsets will operate in the regions of Alsace,
Aquitaine, Basse Normandie, Haute Normandie, Lorraine,
Midi-Pyrénées, Pays de la Loire, Picardie and
Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur. Deliveries are scheduled
to begin in 2013 and end in mid-2015. Eventually up to 1,000
Coradia Polyvalent trains may be ordered, for a total of over
7 billion.



With manufacturing operations slated to continue for many
years, Coradia Polyvalent also helps sustain dynamic regional
economies. The train will be entirely designed, manufactured
and assembled in Alstom Transport facilities in France: train
engineering and assembly in Reichshoffen (Alsace); bogies in Le
Creusot (Bourgogne); motors in Ornans (Franche-Comté);
traction drives in Tarbes (Midi-Pyrénées); and
onboard computing systems in Villeurbanne (Rhône-Alpes).



Alstom Transport is the leading French train company and
contributes to thriving local economies thanks to its 9
industrial sites. Alstom Transports 8,700 employees in
France provide expertise to both French and international
customers; indeed one job at Alstom creates about three jobs
for its suppliers. Alstoms La Rochelle site is currently
fulfilling orders for Citadis tramways and AGV trains for
Italian rail operator NTV; the Valenciennes site for Paris and
Amsterdam metro projects as well as the Citadis Dualis tram
train; and the Belfort site for the Prima locomotive for
Morocco.


Régiolis: a product of Alstoms range of
regional Coradia trains

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 speeds of up to 160km/h in both its electric and
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. Its platform-height floor provides travellers with
optimal accessibility and full all-round 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 and hence less CO2 and its design
incorporates eco-friendly and sustainable materials. It is
equipped with permanent magnet motors that are more compact and
efficient than conventional electric motors. The technical
choices incorporated into its design both facilitate
maintenance and optimize life-cycle cost.



Thanks to over 30 years experience in regional
transportation, the Alstom Coradia family range of intercity
and regional trains can provide adapted solutions to sharply
increasing road traffic, both within cities and on motorways,
and to continued 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.


About Alstom Transport

Alstom Transport develops and offers the most complete range of
systems, equipment and services on the rail market, with
sustainable transport always in mind. Alstom Transport can
manage an entire transport system, from rolling stock to
signalling and infrastructure, and offers turnkey solutions.


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