ALSTOM contributes to future Smithsonian Exhibition.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003

ALSTOM is proud to have contributed to the restoration of a 1959 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) car which was placed today on the floor of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. The car will be one of the objects in the museum "America on the Move" exhibition, scheduled to open November 19, 2003.

The work performed by ALSTOM was carried out in its Hornell, NY, facilities, and ALSTOM donated the necessary man-hours and materials. The car was first stripped bare, and then repainted by ALSTOM inside and outside with the color scheme it historically had: from light green on the ceiling to medium and dark green on the walls for the interior, and dark green and cream with an orange stripe for the exterior.

Stephan Rambaud-Measson, ALSTOM's Senior Vice President, Rolling Stock Americas, said: "it is a great honor for ALSTOM to be associated with the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in contributing to this major exhibition which will enable visitors to broaden their knowledge of the key role transportation has played in the nation's history."

ALSTOM is the global specialist 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 2001/02, ALSTOM had annual sales in excess of Euros 23 billion and employed 112,000 people in over 70 countries. ALSTOM is listed on the Paris, London and New York stock exchanges.

ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with annual sales of Euros 4.4 billion, is an internationally leading supplier of rolling stock, information systems, services and complete turnkey systems to the rail industry.