ALSTOM Awarded 56 Million Euro Contract for Metro Car Refurbishment in Mexico.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & MEXICO CITY Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi -- The Mexico City Metro authority, STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club (Sistema de Transporte Colectivo), has announced its intent to award ALSTOM a 56 million euro contract for the refurbishment re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur of 25 train sets for its Line 8 fleet with new propulsion technology. ALSTOM, which originally supplied these trains in 1982, also secured the maintenance for them over 10 years as part of this new contract. Mexico City Metro is Mexico's largest metro system and the fourth largest in the world, providing service to the Mexican Federal District and surrounding municipalities in the State of Mexico The State of México (often abbreviated to "Edomex" from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the center of the nation of Mexico. The State's capital is the city of Toluca. . ALSTOM will replace the existing propulsion systems Noun 1. propulsion system - a system that provides a propelling or driving force system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a with its proven, compact and lightweight computer-based propulsion technology. This will reduce the fleet's energy consumption and future maintenance costs, while improving overall reliability. The power control systems will be provided by ALSTOM's site in Ridderkerk, Netherlands, while ALSTOM will carry out the propulsion system manufacture and installation primarily at the Mexico City Metro's Ticoman facility, north of Mexico City. Deliveries are scheduled from August 2007 through February 2008. ALSTOM, which has served the Mexican market for nearly 40 years, provides maintenance for 450 locomotives owned by Mexico's major freight operators. ALSTOM is one of the leading suppliers of metros in the world. One in four metro cars is an ALSTOM vehicle, which operate in more than 40 cities. Each year, 6 billion passengers are transported by ALSTOM-built metro cars. |
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