Alstom will supply 8 additional New Pendolino trains to SBB, the Swiss federal railway operator

  Alstom will supply 8 additional New Pendolino trains to SBB, the Swiss
  federal railway operator

                        A contract worth €200 million

Business Wire

LEVALLOIS PERRET, France -- August 02, 2012

Regulatory News:

Alstom (Paris:ALO) has been awarded an order from the Swiss federal railway
operator, SBB, to supply 8 additional New Pendolino high speed trains that
will be added to the existing fleet of 7 trains already owned by SBB. This
order, worth around €200 million, is an option of the contract signed in March
2004 between Alstom and Cisalpino, the former joint venture of Trenitalia
(Italian railway operator) and SBB. The delivery of the new trains is
scheduled for 2015.

SBB will operate the new trains on the lines between Milan and Geneva and
between Milan and Zurich.

“We are very pleased that SBB has again shown its confidence in Alstom. This
choice clearly demonstrates Alstom’s leadership in tilting technology,
allowing high speed trains to run on existing networks and reduced journey
times. It is the optimal solution for SBB’s network and its cross-border
services”, said Gian-Luca Erbacci, South Europe Senior Vice President of
Alstom Transport.

The New Pendolino is equipped with tilting technology, developed by Alstom.
This unique technology allows the train to tilt up to 8 degrees in curves
while increasing speeds up to 35% higher than conventional trains - all in
safety and improved comfort for passengers.

The New Pendolino ordered by SBB is a seven-car trainset that runs at a top
speed of 250 km/h. This train, which can accommodate up to 430 passengers, is
designed to optimise operating costs over its lifetime. It is equipped with
the latest generation of flexible bogies which reduces track wear. In
addition, the New Pendolino is 95% recyclable and is equipped with an
electrical brake system which recycles up to 97% of power back into the
catenary system, enabling up to 8% energy consumption savings.

Particular attention has been paid to noise reduction, externally as well as
internally. The train is streamlined to reduce noise through the roof. The
design of the trains has been aerodynamically optimised and sound insulation
has been increased under the body. In addition, a damping vibration system has
been placed on the wheels.

Inside the train, wide corridors and gangways offer optimal accessibility and
comfort to passengers. Seats are equipped with individual reading lights,
reclining function and electric sockets. They are aligned with the large
panoramic windows which allow passengers to benefit from natural light and
enjoy the scenery. Video monitors and a video surveillance system ensure
maximum safety.

The New Pendolino cross-border trainsets for SBB have been designed to meet
the interoperability European standards (TSI) and will be equipped with Atlas
- the Alstom European signalling system (ERTMS^1) - required to operate in
Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Austria.

The trains will be manufactured in Alstom’s Savigliano site in Italy, where
Pendolino trains have been manufactured for more than 30 years. The other
Alstom Transport sites involved are Sesto San Giovanni and Bologna in Italy,
Le Creusot, Ornans and Reichshoffen in France, Montreal in Canada, and
Neuhausen in Switzerland.

Since the launch of Alstom’s Pendolino in the 1970’s, more than 400 trainsets
have been sold in the world, covering over 500 million kilometres in
commercial service. Pendolino trains can cross more than 10 borders and soon
Austria and Poland will be added to the 11 countries in which they are being
operated: Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovenia, United
Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Finland, China and Russia.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission
and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and
environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the
highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated
power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy
sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide
range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The
Group employs 92,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of €20
billion and booked close to €22 billion in orders in 2011/12.

^1 European Rail Traffic Management System is a system for the management and
control of the rail traffic on the lines of Trans-European Networks

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