Bombardier Transportation - Articles and news items

Bombardier Transportation presents TRAXX AC locomotive with Last Mile Diesel at Transport Logistic

Rail industry news / 10 May 2011 /

At this year’s Transport Logistic trade fair from May 10 to 13, Bombardier Transportation will premiere a BOMBARDIER TRAXX AC locomotive with a supplementary diesel motor.

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Bombardier plays important development role in the major Deutsche Bahn project ICx

Rail industry news / 9 May 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation has signed a framework agreement with Siemens AG to become a partner to develop and supply important components of up to 300 ICx high speed trains for Deutsche Bahn (DB AG).

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Downer-Bombardier named preferred tenderer for PTA contract

Rail industry news / 6 May 2011 /

Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today that the Western Australia Government had selected a 50:50 joint venture between Downer and Bombardier Transportation as preferred tenderer for a major railcar maintenance and cleaning contract.

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Bombardier and Trenitalia sign contract for an additional 50 locomotives

Rail industry news / 27 April 2011 /

Trenitalia (Italian Railways) has awarded Bombardier Transportation a new order to supply an additional 50 of its economical and proven E464 electric locomotives, exercising an option to the contract signed in 2009 for the supply of 100 units. Valued at approximately 128 million euro ($186 million US), the contract is a further landmark for Bombardier locomotives in Italy. With this contract, Trenitalia has placed orders for a total of 688 E464 locomotives, 570 of which are already in successful commercial service. Delivery of the locomotives is scheduled for between 2012 and 2013. (more…)

Bombardier Transportation signs frame contract with DB Regio AG for 200 TRAXX locomotives

Rail industry news / 26 April 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation and DB Regio AG have signed a nine-year frame contract – valued at approximately 600 million euro ($867 million US) – for 200 BOMBARDIER TRAXX diesel locomotives with game-changing multi-engine propulsion. (more…)

Bombardier Transportation signs frame contract with DB Regio AG

Rail industry news / 18 April 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation and DB Regio AG have signed a nine-year frame contract – valued at approximately 600 million euro ($867 million US). – for 200 BOMBARDIER TRAXX diesel locomotives with game-changing multi-engine propulsion.

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Bombardier opens new wheel set centre at Siegen site

Rail industry news / 4 April 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation is enhancing its competence centre for bogies in Siegen with a new wheel set centre. The production of wheel sets on site ensures an optimised and simplified logistics chain, quality optimisations and a greater independence from external suppliers and changes in the market. In the first operating year, around 1,700 wheel sets will be produced and this should rise to 10,000 per year by 2013. The set up was achieved by the Siegen site team in only 10 months; the construction of the new workshop in Dreis-Tiefenbach began in June 2010; operation started on April 1, 2011.

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Bombardier Wins Contract to Supply 25kV Rail Cars for Adelaide, Australia

Rail industry news / 31 March 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received an order from the Government of South Australia, for the supply and maintenance of 22 Bombardier 25kV 3 car electric trains. The contract is valued at approximately 269 million AUD (197 million euro, $278 million US).

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Crossrail confirms shortlist for rolling stock and depot facilities

Rail industry news / 30 March 2011 /

Crossrail has confirmed the shortlist for new rolling stock and depot facilities. The invitation to tender will be issued in late 2011 with contract award in late 2013. (more…)

New carriages bring 11,000 more seats for commuters

Rail industry news / 17 March 2011 /

Transport Secretary Phillip Hammond officially launched today a fleet of 30 new trains which will provide 11,000 more seats a day for commuters.

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Bombardier receives order from Metrolinx for 50 BiLevel rail cars

Rail industry news / 14 March 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received an order from Metrolinx for the supply of 50 BOMBARDIER BiLevel commuter rail cars to be delivered to GO Transit in Toronto. The contract for the 50 rail cars is valued at approximately $125 million CDN ($128 million US, 93 million euro).

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Bombardier receives additional order from Västtrafik for its environmentally friendly REGINA trains

Rail industry news / 10 March 2011 /

Bombardier Transportation has received an order from Västtrafik for six new three-car BOMBARDIER REGINA high speed trains, thus increasing its fleet to a total of 26 trains. The contract is valued at 73 million euro (640 million SEK, $101 million US). Delivery will take place during 2013.

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