Bombardier Receives Order for 240 Electrostar Cars for the UK.BUSINESS EDITORS MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 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. announced that it has confirmed an order with GOVIA for the supply of 240 Electrostar electrical multiple units to replace slam door trains on key South Central routes in the UK. The order is valued at approximately $465 million Cdn (325 million euros). This announcement brings the total number of Electrostar units ordered to date in the UK to 906 cars. Firm orders and options on hand currently amount to 1742 cars. President of Bombardier Transportation, Europe, Intercity in·ter·cit·y adj. Relating to, involving, or connecting two or more cities: intercity rivalry; an intercity bus. Intercity Adjective trademark Trains, Rik Dobbelaere, commented: "I am delighted that GOVIA has shown confidence in our Electrostar product, which is already proving very successful and popular with the travelling public in the South of England. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with GOVIA for the very important South Central network." The air-conditioned Electrostar units will be manufactured at Bombardier Transportation's production facility in Derby, UK. Bombardier's plant in Vasteras, Sweden will provide propulsion Propulsion The process of causing a body to move by exerting a force against it. Propulsion is based on the reaction principle, stated qualitatively in Newton's third law, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. , train control and communications. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2002. Gangwayed and carpeted throughout, the new trains will offer a high level of amenity a·men·i·ty n. pl. a·men·i·ties 1. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness. 2. Something that contributes to physical or material comfort. 3. , security and passenger comfort, as well as increased capacity. GOVIA, which is a UK-based holding company jointly owned by the Go-Ahead Group The Go-Ahead Group is a rail and bus operating company that was created following the liberalisation of the UK's train and bus industries. History Go-Ahead was initially formed as the Gateshead-based Go-Ahead Northern when the management team acquired that company during plc and Keolis of France, completed the acquisition of Connex South Central Connex South Central was a short-lived train operating company in the United Kingdom. It was owned by the Connex Group, and operated under the Connex brand between October 1996 until mid 2001. Passenger trains served Surrey, Sussex and parts of Hampshire. Limited in August 2001. Since then, it has taken over the management and running of the South Central franchise. 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 The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and asset management. The Corporation employs 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific and its revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled $16.1 billion Cdn. |
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