Bombardier Awarded Cdn$150 Million Contract for a People Mover System for Madrid, Spain.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 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. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :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. .A.)(TSE:BBD.B.) has signed a contract with AENA AENA Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea AENA All England Netball Association AENA Amis des Epagneuls Nains Anglais (French: Friends of the Cavaliers and King Charles Spaniels) for the supply of Phase II of the people mover people mover n. A means of mass transit, such as a moving sidewalk or a monorail, used to transport people, usually along a fixed route. people mover Noun Brit, Austral & NZ same as project for the Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain. Phase I of the contract, completed in July of 2001, comprised the design and engineering aspects of the automated system. Phase II is valued at approximately Cdn$150 million (108 million euros) and includes the supply of 19 vehicles and all related electrical and mechanical systems for the 2-km line. Delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2003. The fully automated system will connect the new terminal building with its satellite. Bombardier Transportation will be responsible for supplying the fleet of CX-100 vehicles, automatic train control and power distribution systems, station doors for two stations, switches and maintenance facilities for the project. The underground system is scheduled to open in 2004. "Phase II of the Barajas Airport project is very significant for us as it allows us to continue our relationship with AENA," said William Spurr, President of Total Transit Systems, Bombardier Transportation. "This is our first people mover system in Spain and this contract represents a notable addition to our international customer base." Thirty Bombardier people mover systems for airport and urban applications are in operation around the world, including Changi International Airport, Singapore; Frankfurt's International Airport, Germany; Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (də vĭn`chē, Ital. lāōnär`dō dä vēn`chē), 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a hill village in Tuscany. International Airport, Rome, Italy; and the Miami Metromover in Florida, USA. The CX-100 vehicle, the latest generation of the C-100 vehicle, is currently being delivered to the San Francisco and Hartsfield International Airports, USA, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH)[2] is an international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston area. in Houston, USA. Since its introduction to the market, the company has received orders for 369 vehicles in the C-100 series. Bombardier Transportation is the global leader in the rail equipment, manufacturing and servicing industry. Its wide range of products includes passenger rail cars and complete rail transportation systems. It also manufactures locomotives, freight cars, propulsion & controls and provides signaling equipment and systems. Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. recreational products. It is also a provider of financial services and asset management. The Corporation employs 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific and revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled Cdn$16.1 billion. PHOTO AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE www.transportation.bombardier.com |
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