Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Nordic suburban trains to
Sweden

These Coradia Nordic trains are of EMU type
(Electric Multiple Unit) and have six articulated carriages. They
are fitted with asynchronous electrical motors and travel at
speeds of up to 160 kph. The trainsets will be designed and
assembled at Alstoms Salzgitter site in Germany while the
traction system and the auxiliary converters will be respectively
constructed at the Alstom sites in Tarbes, France and in
Charleroi, Belgium . The trains will be delivered in 2012.

Coradia Nordic trains are particularly well
suited to strict winter conditions, with the main equipment
(traction, static converters, air conditioning, etc.) placed on
the roof. Able to accommodate 374 passengers, these trains will
offer enhanced accessibility, made possible by lower floors and
the absence of steps.

Alstoms regional trains are part of the
companys environmental protection strategy: they are 98%
recyclable and their distributed power optimizes the braking and
acceleration of each carriage.

This order is a token of the
exceptional confidence rewarded to Alstom and the quality of its
products. Coradia Nordic trains are one of the most appreciated
trains running in Sweden according to all travel surveys,
declared Lars Kleppe, Director of Alstom for Nordic Countries and
Baltic States. Alstom has already supplied 71 trains to SL and
sold a total of 162 Coradia Nordic trains to Swedish public and
regional transports authorities

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Emmanuelle Châtelain - Tel + 33 1 41 49
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