Alstom Transport may bid for Electroputere

Alstom Transport, part of the French industrial group Alstom, will analyse the conditions that the Bucharest authorities will set for the privatisation of Electroputere Craiova, whose sale failed repeatedly, stated, Charles Carlier, senior vice-president of Alstom Transport for SE Europe last week. Alstom officials say they intend to expand their operations on the market of rolling stock in Romania, and are even working on a business plan for this purpose. “We are open to any opportunity that may arise. We are under contract with Metrorex (Romanian Subway Company), and with CFR (Romanian Railway Company). We want to be involved in projects, in both the railway and subway projects sectors. We are also interested in projects involved in modernising tramways. We have a tramway producer in our portfolio,” says Charles Carlier. ZF