Bombardier Delivers First AGC Trainset to French National Railways in Record Time.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2004 Acting for the first time as manager and sole supplier for a rail transportation project in France, Bombardier delivered today to the French National Railways (SNCF SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (French National Railways) SNCF Sans Nous les Cafés Ferment (French) ) the first AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers trainset, which was built in a record time of 26 months. In Dec. 2001, SNCF signed on behalf of the French administrative regions a global framework agreement for the supply of 500 AGC high-capacity regional trainsets. 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 Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of . Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2003 were $21.2 billion Cdn and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (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. , BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. N.B. Fiscal year 2002-03 revenues have been restated following the sale of the recreational products business. NOTE TO EDITORS: The photo is available in high-resolution format on our Website at the following address: www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp and on CCNMatthews' Web Site at: http://www2.cdn-news.com/database/fax/2000/bbd0205.jpg |
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