Bombardier Receives Order for the Refurbishment of Passenger Coaches in Hungary 2.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 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. was awarded a contract by the Hungarian State Railways Hungarian State Railways (Magyar Államvasutak or MÁV) is the railway company of Hungary, separated to MÁV Start Zrt. (passenger transport) and MÁV Cargo Zrt. (freight transport)[1] History (MAV MAV Micro-Air Vehicle MAV Municipal Association of Victoria (Australia) MAV Mitarbeitervertretungen (German) MAV Magyar Államvasutak (Hungarian State Railways) ) for the refurbishment of 136 suburban passenger railway coaches. The total value of the contract is approximately $58 million Cdn (40 million euros). Deliveries are scheduled to take place between July 2002 and July 2003. The Bombardier Transportation facility located in Dunakeszi, Hungary will be responsible for the refurbishment of the vehicles, which comprises replacing the worn and used parts of the coaches and modernizing the technical equipment. The refurbished vehicles will be equipped with air-heating system, automatic sliding doors, glass-fibre reinforced plastic interior covering, individual seats with textile upholstery, luggage racks with glass pane and fluorescent lamps. Bombardier Transportation is present in Hungary with its manufacturing plant located in Dunakeszi. Activities in the Dunakeszi plant include manufacturing, refurbishment, re-engineering and overhaul of passenger rail vehicles Rail vehicles are vehicles capable of rolling on rail tracks. This includes:
Bombardier Transportation Services Division offers a complete range of operations and maintenance (O & M) services to operators, meeting the rapidly changing needs of the rail industry worldwide. The refurbishment and re-engineering of vehicles and systems represents another facet of its support activities, offering extended life to existing rolling stock rolling stock Any of various readily movable transportation equipment such as automobiles, locomotives, railroad cars, and trucks. Rolling stock generally makes good collateral for loans because the equipment is standardized and easily transportable among . 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. Photo available via the Bombardier website |
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