Bombardier Transportation - Articles and news items
Rail industry news / 7 September 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with Site S.p.A., has won a second major order in Algeria, to deliver the BOMBARDIER* INTERFLO* 250 ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) Level 1 solution for the new Saida-Moulay Slissen line. The contract, with a value for Bombardier of 12 million euro ($15 million US) and a total value of 19 million euro ($24 million US) is awarded by Astaldi S.p.A. (an Italian leader in civil works) acting as general contractor for the project, which will be delivered to the Algerian State Railways.
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Rail industry news / 2 September 2010 / Virgin Trains
Passengers will benefit from further improvements in the performance of rail services on the West Coast Main Line thanks to investment of more than £2 million by Virgin Trains in Glasgow. (more…)
Rail industry news / 2 September 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier and Virgin Trains have revealed a Super Voyager train jointly branded and with the theme “more trains, fewer cars, greener planet”. At a ceremony at one of the train’s maintenance facilities, the unit was also named “Polmadie Depot”. (more…)
Rail industry news / 1 September 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received an order for 100 MultiLevel commuter rail cars from the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT). The contract is valued at approximately $267 million US (210 million euro) and includes options for up to 79 additional vehicles. (more…)
Rail industry news / 27 August 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier will join Botniabanan AB tomorrow in celebrating the inauguration of the new high speed Botnia Line in Sweden – the first rail line in the Nordic area to be operating with ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 functionality. Bombardier has supplied its BOMBARDIER INTERFLO 450 rail control system for the ground-breaking new line, going into operation on the north-east coast of Sweden, running from Nyland to Gimonäs.
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Rail industry news / 12 August 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
While the eyes of the world were on South Africa, a staggering 400,000 people used the new trains to travel between Johannesburg’s commercial district at Sandton and the OR Tambo International Airport. Gautrain’s operator, the Bombela Concession Company, had expected around a third of that number during (more…)
Rail industry news / 16 July 2010 / Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation announced today that its Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd. (BST), has received an order for 40 additional CRH1 high-speed trainsets from the Chinese Ministry of Railways (MOR) valued at approximately 5.2 billion CNY (591 million euros, $761 million US) [1]. Bombardier’s share of the contract is valued at approximately 2.5 billion CNY (289 million euros, $373 million US) [1]. BST is a joint venture between Bombardier and CSR Sifang Rolling Stock Co., Ltd..
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Issue 3 2010 / 31 May 2010 / Dipl. Ing. Richard Schneider, Vice President of Product Engineering Integrity, Bombardier Transportation
The demand for capacity is on the increase across all areas of transportation. Due to its flexibility as a mass transportation system and its environmental performance, rail transport in particular is gaining in significance. As a consequence, many countries are making major investments to meet future demand and for systems to become and remain competitive. Yet whilst this development appears very positive for the sector, it also poses significant problems, especially in densely populated European countries where new lines cannot be easily built and the capacity limitations of existing lines are already heavily exploited. (more…)
Rail industry news / 14 May 2010 / Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation recently announced that it has received a landmark European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) contract for the first implementation of ERTMS Level 2 technology in Poland. The contract, from PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and valued at approximately 54 million PLN (14 million euros, $17 million US), involves the supply, installation, (more…)
Rail industry news / 24 March 2010 / Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation received an order for 49 additional Régio2N regional double-deck trains, as an option from the “Régio2N” contract signed with SNCF on behalf of the French Regions, on 24 February 2010. (more…)
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