Press Kit

May 27, 2013

Alstom - the one-stop-shop urban mobility solutions provider to address fast growing cities

Urbanisation is a dominant trend. Currently, over 50% of the planet’s inhabitants are living in cities; by 2030, this share could rise to 60%1. Fast urbanisation increases the need for mobility, yet half of the cities in the world of more than two million inhabitants are not equipped with a public rail transport system. In cities where such system exists, the rise of urbanization leads to incidents and occasional equipment failures causing severe delays and crowded trains making the experience of mass transit unpleasant. In addition, fast urbanisation leads to higher pollution. To face those challenges, cities need more than ever, to rely on urban mobility solutions that are reliable, sustainable and can be rapidly implemented to make life in cities more enjoyable. Cities also seek solutions that are cost efficient and low Life-Cycle-Cost in a context of budget restrictions. From to metro, from signalling to services, is the one-stop-shop for urban mobility solutions adaptable to every city across the world.

From trams to metros

The urban rail market is booming. It has grown at a steady pace in the last five years (>10% every year) and is expected to grow even faster as many cities in mature countries are looking to expand their mass transit systems while in fast emerging ones, cities are implementing new lines. In both markets, those projects boost the local economy, increase urban mobility and ease traffic congestion, while protecting the environment and improving the quality of life in cities. Whether the ridership is minor or substantial, whether it involves surface or undergoing transport, city core or suburbs, Alstom provides the urban mobility solution suitable to each city.

 Citadis trams – a solution to urban congestion

For the past 20 years, trams have made a spectacular comeback in cities experiencing significant growth. As of today, the market represents 32% of the urban rail market and is expected to grow by 37% in the next couple of years2. After being neglected for a long time to the benefit of buses and cars in most Western metropolises in and North America, trams are now back in favour. Today, there are over 400 trams (or vehicles) services worldwide3. Europe has the highest density with 170 systems in operation. Over 60 systems are under construction and more than a hundred are already planned4. In Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and in Asia, new systems have been launched in the last decade and more are underway. As passenger demand grows and as existing systems grow

1 Source: United Nations 2 Source: UNIFE 2012 3 Include: trams, tram-trains and LRV 4 Source; GlobalMassTransit

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older, there is need for upgrading and renewal of tramway system for safe, reliable and comfortable journeys.

Alstom has played a leading role in the tram’s market since it has launched its first Citadis project in the mid-90s. The first Citadis started operating in 2000 in the cities of , and Orleans in . With more than 1 600 Citadis sold in 40 cities worldwide, Alstom is the world’s second-largest Key figures supplier of trams today. - + 1,600 Citadis sold in more than 40 cities A modular, versatile tram - Covered over 450 million kilometres - Prevented more than 4 million tons of From compact to high-capacity trams, CO²emissions Citadis meets the needs of small - Carried over 5.3 billion city-dwellers, towns and megalopolises alike. - 2012: Record year for Citadis: 270 delivered Accordingly, a small town like worldwide Aubagne (less than 50 000 inhabitants) opted for the latest tram Citadis Compact (22-metre long) – perfectly adapted to narrow streets and lower demand. On the other hand, in Latin America and North Africa for example, cities are seeking to acquire high-capacity trams that can carry a lot of passengers in complete comfort. For example, the city of in Morocco (around 5 million inhabitants) opted for 65 metre-long double units Citadis, in order to carry up to 250 000 passengers daily. 74 Citadis trams are now in operation in the 31-km long line5.

Citadis trams can be made to withstand harsh climate conditions, ranging from Canadian or Russian winters at minus 40°C to the extreme heat of Mediterranean summers, the tropical humidity in some countries in Latin America or in the Middle East.

To link urban center to the suburbs Designed to link the downtown city to the suburbs, tram-train Citadis Dualis travels with equal ease in city streets or on standard railway networks. Citadis Dualis has been in operation for close to two years in the Pays-de-Loire Region (in Nantes, France) and more recently in the Rhône-Alpes Region (in Lyon, France) and has already travelled more than 600,000 km in both regions.

Similarly, Alstom launched Citadis Spirit for the North American market in late 2012. Citadis Spirit is 100% low floor operable at 100 kph, specifically designed to fit American cities’ needs and standards. It can accommodate the cold winter of cities in Canada and the tropical conditions found in the southern part of the United States. Earlier this year, the city of Ottawa, Canada ordered from Alstom 34 Citadis-Spirit along with maintenance. Citadis- Spirit will run on the first line of the Ottawa Light Rapid Transit (OLRT) system, which stretches 12.5 kilometre-long and includes 13 stations. The system is expected to enter full service in the spring of 2018.

Citadis designed to fit each city Citadis tram is built from a standardised base and pre-assembled modules. This innovative industrial concept results in reducing manufacturing costs, increasing productivity and

5 Inauguration was held in December 12, 2012

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reinforcing the quality of the tram. It is composed of common proven components (bogies, auxiliaries, converters, cars, articulations, doors, windows) and can be customised (shape of the nose, colours, seating arrangements, driver cab ergonomics, etc.). It is easily accessible, with its full low-floor architecture, wide gangways and double doors which improve the flow of passengers. Other features include dedicated areas for wheelchairs and strollers, luggage and bicycle racks, high-performance air conditioning and heating systems.

Architecture integration As autonomy and energy efficiency are important criteria to blend well into the cityscape, Alstom has developed three catenary-free solutions to ensure the proper architectural integration of trams into historical city centres and is presently developing a new energy storage system.

• Ground-level power supply or APS: this 10-year proven catenary-free power supply system provides trams with the ability to travel with no overhead cables over an unlimited distance. The city of Bordeaux in France pioneered the use of APS system in 2003. Since then, five other cities adopted APS: Orleans, , and Tour in France as well as in UAE. Key Figures Thus thanks to the APS solution, the city of Tour has been able to preserve the historic city center from - 10-year in passenger service Place Choiseul to the main train station while - Ordered by 7 cities - In operation in 6 lines installing its 15-km tramway line which will be - 12 million kilometers covered inaugurated in late August 2013. - 99.9% availability • On-board battery system: batteries installed on board the trams ensure autonomy over midrange distances. This system is currently in use in .

• Supercaps (super-condensers): this solution optimises the use of a tram’s energy efficiency and also allows it to travel autonomously with no overhead cables. It was tested for a year under commercial operating conditions on the T3 tramway line in . Supercaps allow up to 30% energy savings.

Combined solutions involving APS, batteries and power supply will enable trams to operate without catenaries on all or part of the line, help reduce fleet energy consumption by up to 15% and reduce the network of electrical substations.

• Composite flywheel energy storage: Innovative energy storage solution presently being developed by Alstom and Williams Hybrid Power. This is a new system, based on the original solutions developed for the Williams Formula One car, which will enable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve energy savings of up to 15%. The new generation energy storage process will be applied to Alstom Citadis trams as early as 2014.

 Metropolis – a solution for high urban transport capacity

Metro is one of the most efficient forms of urban transit (up to 100,000 passengers per hour per direction). As of today, there are 188 metro systems in the world covering a total of

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11,500 km. The metro market represents 60% of the urban rail market today and is expected to grow by nearly 60% in the next couple of years6. The regions that are driving the growth are Europe, Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Latin America. The biggest opportunity in Europe lies in France with the Grand Paris project, involving a fleet renewal for existing metro lines[1], as well as entirely new lines. Those include the future line 15, an orbital automated metro line from Noisy-Champs to Pont-de-Sevres. As for the rest of the world, there are opportunities in the near future in , Turkey, as well as in the MENA region in cities like Riyadh, Bagdad, Doha, Kuwait City, Mecca and others. Those cities are making major investments in the implementation of new metro networks, mostly turnkey projects. In fast emerging countries, cities in Latin America (especially in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador) as well as in the Asia Pacific Region (the Indian cities of Bangalore, Mumbai and Kochi), there will also be opportunities resulting from fast urbanisation.

Whether cities need to extend lines or create new ones, they must be able to rely on a metro system with proven efficiency. Key figures - Over 4,000 Metropolis sold With more than 4 000 Metropolis sold in 40 cities - In more than 40 cities around the globe, Alstom is the world’s second- - To more than 50 customers largest supplier of metro today. - Serving 1 billion passangers per year

Metropolis can carry up to 100,000 passengers per hour in each direction. Designed to meet every city’s specific requirements, it can be made of stainless steel or aluminium, feature 3 to 6 cars, run on steel or rubber tires, and be with or without a driver.

Metropolis features advanced technology that optimises the performance of the traction, bogie and braking systems, as well as door opening mechanism. Metropolis is designed to provide the most pleasant and comfortable journey, featuring ergonomic seating, pleasant materials, larger choice of colours and lighting. Furthermore, Metropolis increases the feeling of safety thanks to a unique on-board surveillance and passenger information system: Agate e-Media, a video-surveillance security and passenger.

Metropolis provides high-capacity transport with minimum space use and environmental impact. In order to limit energy consumption, Metropolis features efficient and optimized bogie and motorization. In addition, its weight is constantly optimized as well as the control of the motor (acceleration, deceleration, coasting). To guarantee maximum power regeneration, Metropolis can fully stop electrically. Furthermore, the use of regenerative sub-stations HESOP allows for energy recovery to up to 30%.

 The Metropolis designed for Amsterdam is a showcase for sustainability. Despite its wide gauge, the train is low weight (12 tons per axle) thanks to its aluminium body and redesigned components. Electrical braking can keep working until the train comes to a complete stop, enabling full recovery of the braking energy and reduced dust and noise emissions. Lighting is also 100 percent LED. The Amsterdam metro is one of the quietest in the world (-8dB interior noise level).

6 Source: UNIFE

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Towards modular and “turnkey” solutions Given the complexity of a metro project, more and more cities are looking to train manufacturers that can offer an integrated metro system combining trains, signalling system and associated infrastructure. As the one-stop-shop for urban solutions, Alstom has succeeded in providing turnkey solutions to cities such as Amsterdam, Lille and Singapore. Therefore, to reinforce its urban portfolio, Alstom is launching at UITP World Congress & Exhibition in Geneva in 2013: Axonis: a full integrated metro solution that combines Alstom’s state-of-the art metro sub-systems, designed for cities with high population density not yet equipped with metro systems or seeking to extend their current networks or cities with underground areas that are difficult to access.

Axonis is an elevated metro system able to carry from 10 to 45 000 passengers per hour per direction which run mainly on viaduct but can also run on ground level and underground. It is a non-proprietary system, allowing cities to increase their fleets and develop line extensions through a competitive bidding process. The system is up and running in three to four years.

The viaduct uses precast concrete girder boxes for technological simplicity and to limit construction nuisances, the viaduct superstructure is formed by concrete beams that are cast off-site. Once the viaduct is elevated, railway tracks are installed using Alstom’s Appitrack – a method to build trams and metro tracks three times faster than traditional technology.

The train is Metropolis comprising two to five cars that can run at a speed of up to 80 km/hour on a gradient as high as 6%. For safe, easy evacuation, this metro opens up at both ends to allow passengers to walk to the next platform. Energy consumption is limited as it is equipped with steel wheels, 100% motorised bogies and Hesop7, a technology that enables full reuse of the kinetic energy generated by the train in breaking phases. Hence combination of these three elements reduces the traction energy required up to 40% compared with metro trains running on rubber wheels. The metro is driverless, equipped with the latest Alstom CBTC solution, Urbalis, which ensures maximum fluidity with minimum headways.

From Signaling to Services

 CBTC – The solution to saturation

To meet growing demand for mobility with a service that delivers constant quality in terms of availability, comfort and network safety, not to mention cost-effectiveness, one solution is to optimize traffic management by reducing the interval between trains and shortening travel time. Putting a smart communicating driving system on the train provide the operational flexibility required for optimal capacity use, for it allows more trains to travel faster, safely and according to fluctuation in ridership. The solution is called CBTC

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(Communication-Based Train Control)8. CBTC represents as of today 40% of urban signalling market and this share is increasing as almost all new metro lines are built using this technology.

Alstom has developed Urbalis - an Key figures Automatic Train Control (ATC) and line operation system using CBTC - +25% of CBTC lines equipped with Urbalis technology. This solution creates - 55 metro lines ordered Alstom’ CBTC constant radio frequency - Milan Metro L. 1: capacity increased by 40%, communication between the trains, the - Mexico City’s Metro L.12: 2 300 tons of Co2 track, the switches and the control emissions/year eliminated center, increasing train frequency while ensuring optimal operational safety. Alstom is the leading supplier for CBTC. By year-end 2013, 700 km will be equipped with Urbalis, it is more than 25% of Urbalis CBTC solutions deployed worldwide. 55 metro lines ordered Alstom CBTC which 29 lines are already operating.

As cities expand, so does metro ridership. Therefore, Alstom is launching at the UITP World Congress & Exhibition in Geneva in 2013: Urbalis Fluence - the first vehicle-centric CBTC. For the first time, most routing and interlocking functions are efficiently built into the train. This optimal architecture requires 20% less equipment and eliminates the need for the traditional split into separate Automatic Train Control and Interlocking sub-systems. Additionally, Urbalis Fluence is train-to-train communication which optimises traffic fluidity and communication between trains, reducing headways from 3 minutes to only 1 - more than doubling total transport capacity. The new solution offers higher operation availability (24/7 operations) with extreme flexibility of train movements especially in case of incidents such as a station closure or a point failure. As the system uses 20% less equipment, Urbalis Fluence enables lower maintenance activities and lower energy consumption, leading to a minimum Life-Cycle-Cost.

The system can be installed on standard and elevated metro lines, metro-trams and automated light transit systems. Urbalis Fluence provides the performance needed for heavy ridership exceeding 1 million passengers per day as well as smaller ones of 10,000 passengers a day. It applies to manual and unattended train operations, and new and older lines alike. It takes less than 24 months to implement the system. Presently, the new Urbalis is being rolled out on Line 1 of the Urban Community of Lille Metropole in France, where the installation will be completed in 2015.

 Lille, a pioneer of the automated metro system, selects Alstom to double its transport capacity To address the increasing number amount of passengers on the metro’s automated line 1 (50 million passengers per year), which has been in service for three decades, Lille Metropole decided to double the transport capacity. To that end, they selected Alstom in June 2012 to supply an integrated metro system including Urbalis Fluence. In addition to high performance and operational flexibility, Urbalis Fluence will enable Lille Metropole to reduce the system’s life cycle cost.

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 Trains Life Services to increase train reliability

Train capacity and reliability must be increased to keep pace with growing cities. For many cities, maintaining and modernizing trains enable them to increase operational availability and reliability of their trains, as well as the components and the systems at a lower cost than the purchase of new trains. As the one-stop shop in the rail industry, Alstom offers a full range of customised services to guarantee global, safe and optimised management of trains as well as equipment throughout its operating life cycle: maintenance, renovation, spare parts management, technical support and assistance...

Once more, Alstom is also a leader in this area Key figures 9 and is number 2 in services among railway manufacturers - More than 1 800 metro cars & 400 trams maintained by Alstom • Train maintenance is essential to ensure - 20% of metro cars maintained quality, reliability and passenger comfort. are not from Alstom Alstom has in-depth expertise in the - Energy modernization: up to 37% maintenance of all types of metros and trams, savings whether built by Alstom or by another manufacturer. Alstom can provide either full or partial maintenance. The maintenance offered by Alstom includes the supply of spare parts, consulting, training and process optimisation as well as cleaning and complete train preparation. The trains are thus more available, high performing and reliable. They present fewer risks for passengers and reduced likelihood of technical failure.

 Northern Line of the London Underground Since 1997, Alstom has been in charge of full maintenance of over 100 metro trains circulating on the Northern Line, the most complex line of the London Underground and the largest in Europe. It has a ridership of one million passengers per day (a quarter of total traffic in London). Each week, the train fleet makes 120,000 station stops and its doors open 4 million times. Yet the line is the most reliable one in the London Underground, which performs well. To highlight this, even during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Alstom was able to deliver a reliable and safe service with much less time. The Chairman of Tube Lines expressed his great satisfaction in an official letter addressed to Alstom.

• Modernizing trains is also essential to increase passengers comfort and meet with more stringent regulations and environmental challenges. Modernization is a natural

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extension of Alstom’s core activity. For some operators who wish to handle the modernization work, Alstom provides the design and deliver equipment and parts along with full technical and industrial support. To others who want to assign the complete modernization work, Alstom acts as the project integrator and handles the full modernization operations. Modernization includes: toxic waste removal and disposal, regenerative braking usage for energy savings of up to 30%, lower noise, new seats, grab poles, ceilings, lighting and passenger information system…

 Paris suburban trains Alstom is presently modernizing the interior of 119 Paris region commuter trains manufactured by Alstom in 1979. For those trains, Alstom will first carry out studies and supply an upgrade kit (air-conditioning equipment, cabling and seats) for a pre- series trainset before delivering kits for the other 118 trainsets. The renovated trains will be more comfortable for passengers, with new seats, grab poles, ceilings, lighting and passenger information system. Certain access doors will be fitted for an automatic, retractable lift to help disabled people board. Under another contract, Alstom will also equip the entire fleet (476 cars) with a video surveillance system and an optional system for transmitting images to a control centre via Wi-Fi. Car interiors will be viewable in real time in the driver's cab and images stored on digital recorders.

Alstom - closer to the cities it addresses

With near 27 500 employees worldwide and nearly a third dedicated to urban solutions, Alstom is the leading urban solutions manufacturing company. Alstom counts 31 manufacturing sites around the world which 26 build urban trains and solutions.

In order to be closer to the cities it addresses, Alstom is reinforcing its global footprint in different parts of the world. Among recent constructions related to urban mobility solutions, Alstom has recently inaugurated a new facility in Sri City in India to build Metropolis trains which will serve the fast-growing market of the country and in the future in Asia Pacific and around the world. Presently, the site is supporting the production of 168 metro coaches (representing 42 train sets) for the Chennai Metro in India ordered in September 2010. To ensure a faster ramp-up of the project, the first nine train sets are being produced and tested by Alstom at its Lapa factory in Brazil while the next 33 and the four option trains will be delivered from the new plant. Lapa’s site just finished the production of the first train and is now shipping it over to India. As of today, four car body shells have been produced and inspected and approved by the customer CMRL. Fitting and bogie buildings has been completed while work for testing building and track works shed now completed. The first deliveries of metro cars manufactured from the site for the city of Chennai are planned from 2014.

Still in India, Alstom pursues the development of its signalling engineering center in Bangalore. The build-up of the Bangalore site, from being an Engineering centre to a R&D centre, permits Alstom to seize opportunities in Indian market (Delhi, Bangalore, and Jaipur) with strong potential for future growth. Thanks to a reinforced commercial

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presence, it enabled the Company to attain a critical mass to become a global engineering development and support centre. The Bangalore site has a workforce of 300 people compared to 140 in 2011. The site continues to expand and is expected to reach over 450 employees by March 2014 with a strong focus on quality and safety.

In Latin America, Alstom opened a new plant in Brazil near the city of to assemble and test metropolis trains built at Lappa’s manufacturing site in Sao Paulo, as part of a partnership with SuperVia, the main railway company of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This reinforces Alstom’s presence in Brazil and forges closer ties with its customer. The site employs 50 workers and will generate 150 indirect jobs.

The Citadis light rail vehicle and its manufacturing process are very modular and flexible allowing final assembly close to the end-users and municipalities, as recently demonstrated in , and Ottawa, Canada. In Algeria, Alstom via its joint venture Cital is on the verge of building an assembly and maintenance site for Citadis trams circulating in the country and at a later stage potentially in the region. The JV is set to construct the facility in Annaba in the next few months.

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