Bombardier's Maintenance Contract With the City of Ottawa Is Extended for a Three-Year Period.MONTREAL -- Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. Bombardier Transportation is the world’s largest company in the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin. announced today that it has received a three-year extension for the maintenance of the three Talent Diesel Multiple Unit A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor depending on country. (DMU (Digital MockUp) The combination of geometry data from multiple CAD systems rendered and manipulated as a sub-assembly, assembly and/or product. DMU - Data Management Unit Data Manipulation Unit Data Multiplexer Unit ) trainsets for the City of Ottawa
The City of Ottawa (French: Ville d'Ottawa) is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. , operating under the name Capital Railway.The value of the contract is approximately $2.7 million US ($3.3 million Cdn) and is scheduled to begin in May 2005. This contract is a key part and indicator of the rapidly expanding services business in North America and has been extended due to Bombardier's stellar performance during the last three years (99.84% on time performance in 2004). Mike Hardt, Vice-President, Services, Bombardier Transportation, North America, commented: "This new contract represents a current and future growth opportunity for Bombardier in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. services market. It also emphasizes the excellent collaboration which has been established with Capital Railway over the years. We applaud the city of Ottawa in its commitment to ever expanding passenger rail service." This new contract also illustrates a business development model that Bombardier's passenger railcar Services business is using to expand its presence in the North American services market.The Bombardier Services business today offers a full portfolio of outsourced operations and maintenance services to rail operators, and is expanding its portfolio to include refurbishment and overhaul services as well as material solutions, such as inventory management, spares management, procurement and other administrative functions. The vehicles are the German-built Talent Diesel Multiple Units with three cars per trainset. Two cars are diesel powered to the rail through a hydraulic transmission. The trainsets are a modern design, sleek, quiet, with wide doors and wide aisles, panoramic windows and spacious comfortable seats. The interior is open, allowing easy access between cars. Bombardier's comprehensive services portfolio and extensive experience translate into a wide array of benefits for customers, including increased fleet availability and reliability, as well as lower life cycle costs, through the application of a balanced preventive maintenance approach. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004 were $15.5 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD.MV.A) |
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