Bombardier Receives Additional $227-Million Order for Regional Trains From Deutsche Bahn in Germany.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 A consortium comprised of 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. and Alstom LHB LHB Local Health Board LHB Luteinizing Hormone, Beta Polypeptide LHB Longhorn Band LHB Left Handed Batsman (cricket) LHB Left Halfback (soccer) LHB Line History Block LHB Langley Handbook LHB Loss History Buffer has received an order from Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG (abbr. DB AG, DBAG or simply DB) is the successor of the former state railways of Germany: the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany, the Deutsche Reichsbahn of the German Democratic Republic and the West Berlin VdeR. for the supply of 60 additional four-car regional trains class 423. This follow-on order is valued at approximately $342 million Cdn (210 million euros), and the share of consortium leader Bombardier Transportation is approximately $227 million Cdn (139 million euros). Vehicle delivery is scheduled to start in May 2004. Deutsche Bahn intends to use these trains in S-Bahn operation. The propulsion equipment and bogies, interior fitting, final assembly, testing and commissioning will be provided by Bombardier Transportation from its sites in Hennigsdorf and Siegen, Germany and by Alstom from its site in Salzgitter, also in Germany. The carbodies will be built by Alstom in Salzgitter, and the electrical equipment A piece of electrical equipment is a machine, powered by electricity and usually consists of an enclosure, a variety of electrical components and often a power switch. Examples of Electrical Equipment
The vehicles of class 423, which are part of the new generation of electric multiple units, have a modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. . They will gradually replace the class 420 vehicles, which have been in service for some 30 years. In addition to their sleek design and modern technology, the trains also meet the latest environmental standards. "Their consistent lightweight construction," explained Olof Persson, President, Regional & Commuter, Bombardier Transportation, "makes them 30 tons lighter than the predecessor vehicles, which saves propulsion energy. In addition, the braking energy is being fed back into the traction network." This new order brings to 456 the number of trains of this type ordered by Deutsche Bahn to date. More than 300 of these trains have already been delivered. Bombardier Transportation is the global leader in the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its wide range of products includes passenger rail cars and total transit systems. It also manufactures locomotives, freight cars, propulsion & controls and provides rail control solutions. Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services 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 also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 75,000 people and manufacturing facilities in 25 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2003 stood at $23.7 billion Cdn. Bombardier 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). NOTE TO EDITORS: A photo is available on our Website at the following address: http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp |
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