SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            For the month of May 2002


                                     ALSTOM
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                     25, AVENUE KLEBER, 75116 PARIS, FRANCE
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              (Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)


      (Indicate by check mark whether the  Registrant  files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F)

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information  contained in this Form, is also thereby  furnishing the information
to the Commission  pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934)

      Yes                              No   X
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Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):___)

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ENCLOSURES:

Press release dated May 22, 2002, "ALSTOM Wins Commuter Train Order Worth
380 Million Euros in Sweden"..........................................3

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                                                                     22 May 2002

                     ALSTOM WINS COMMUTER TRAIN ORDER WORTH
                           380 MILLION EUROS IN SWEDEN

ALSTOM  has  won  an  order  worth  approx.  380  million  euros  to  supply  AB
Transitio/Storstockholms  Lokaltrafik (SL), the Swedish regional train operator,
with 55 regional  trains,  along with an option for up to 50 additional  trains.
These trains will be used for service in the greater  Stockholm area, and form a
major part of the region's integration service plan.

Within the scope of this contract, ALSTOM will supply 55 x 6-car CORADIA LIREXTM
trains,  which will be designed  according to the conditions unique to Stockholm
commuter traffic. The base requirements include fast acceleration levels, as the
stations  are close to one  another;  numerous  and wide doors (12 doors on each
side, each measuring 130 cm) to ensure fast passenger flow; full low floor,  for
increased  accessibility;  and capacity to function in strongly variable weather
conditions.  Each  train  will have a  capacity  of around  390  seated  and 540
standing  passengers.  The  trains  will be able to  operate at speeds up to 160
km/h, vs 120 km/h for the existing trains, thereby significantly reducing travel
times.

The trains will be  manufactured by ALSTOM in Germany,  Belgium and France.  The
first units are expected to be commissioned in 2005.

This  contract  follows the order won at the beginning of 2001 for the supply of
43 CORADIA  DUPLEXTM  regional trains for the state-owned  operator SJ AB, for a
total of 300 million euros. ALSTOM also supplied the rolling stock for the 40 km
rail link between  Stockholm  and the Arlanda  airport,  which was  successfully
commissioned in 1999.

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 (EURO)23  BILLION AND EMPLOYED  118,000 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  (EURO)4.4  BILLION,  IS AN
INTERNATIONALLY LEADING SUPPLIER OF ROLLING STOCK, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SERVICES
AND COMPLETE TURNKEY SYSTEMS TO THE RAIL INDUSTRY.

Press enquiries:     S. Gagneraud / G. Tourvieille
                     (Tel.+33 1 47 55 25 87) - internet.press@chq.alstom.com
Investor relations:  R. Shaw
                     (Tel.+33 1 47 55 25 78) - investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
                     internet: www.alstom.com

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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            ALSTOM

Date: June 5, 2002                     By:  /S/ FRANCOIS NEWEY
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                                            Name:   Francois Newey
                                            Title:  Executive Central
                                                    Management & Chief Financial
                                                    Officer