RNS Number:5988N
Alstom
15 July 2003

ALSTOM TO SUPPLY TRAMS FOR LINE EXTENSIONS IN STRASBOURG

The Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS), the public-transport operator
of Strasbourg, France, has awarded ALSTOM a contract worth about 100 million
euros for the supply of 35 CITADIS trams. The contract includes an option for up
to 12 additional trams, an option for spare parts management and an option for
rolling-stock maintenance.

These trams are part of the CITADIS range and have been adapted to the specific
requirements of the Strasbourg environment. The full low floor trams are fitted
with a small bogie at either end in order to follow the network's curves more
smoothly and provide harmonious movement.   They are 2.4 meters wide and can
carry 288 passengers. They will serve the entire tramway network of the
Strasbourg area. This third batch of trams will serve to increase the transport
offering of the Strasbourg urban community by 60% by 2006-2008

"I'm delighted that the CTS has shown its confidence by choosing ALSTOM for its
tram-fleet expansion in this international invitation to tender," said Patrick
Kron, President & CEO of ALSTOM. "The choice demonstrates the competitiveness of
our CITADIS family nationally and internationally."

ALSTOM will build the trams at its plants in France, in particular La Rochelle
and Reichshoffen and the first deliveries are scheduled for mid 2005.

The CITADIS family of trams offers flexible, modular solutions for rapidly
growing cities. The CITADIS concept combines standardisation of components with
customisation of interior and exterior design in order to meet the individual
requirements of each city in terms of aesthetics, comfort and accessibility.

ALSTOM trams have been sold in more than 25 cities around the world. Paris,
Barcelona, Rotterdam, Dublin and Melbourne have chosen CITADIS. Among the 440
CITADIS trams already sold, the 140 already in service have carried more than
150 million passengers over some 10 million kilometres.


PRESS INFORMATION

ALSTOM is a global leader in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company
serves the energy market through its activities in the fields of power
generation and power transmission and distribution, and the transport market
through its activities in rail and marine. In fiscal year 2002/03, ALSTOM had
annual sales in excess of Euro20 billion and employed around 100,000 people in over
70 countries worldwide.
 
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