French National Railways Confirms Follow-on Order for Electric Regional Trains from ALSTOM
20 March 2002 12:51
"French National Railways" (SNCF) Board of Directors has just notified ALSTOM of its intent to order 29 electric regional trains, known in France as ZTERs. The contract has a total value of 152 million euros.
The three-car electric multiple units have a capacity of 214 seated places and operate at up to 200 km per hour, providing high degrees of comfort for passengers.
This follow-on order brings to 51, the total amount of ZTER regional trains ordered from ALSTOM to date by the SNCF. Their purchase is financed by the Regions of France as follows: Centre (15 trains), Brittany (17 trains), Loire (14 trains), Poitou-Charente (5 trains).
The trains will be assembled at ALSTOM’s unit in Aytré/La Rochelle, in south-west France.
ALSTOM Transport, with a worldwide market share of 17 % and annual sales of €4.4 billion, is a leading supplier of rolling stock, signalling systems, services and complete turnkey rail systems.
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