Bombardier Receives an Order for Low-Floor Trams From the City of Krakow, Poland.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 Bombardier (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.) 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. , in consortium with Kiepe Electrik, was awarded a contract from Krakow's Transport Authority (MPK (MultiProcessor Kernel) The kernel in Netware starting with NetWare 5, which is natively SMP based. An SMP-based NLM can run in the MPK no matter whether the computer has one or multiple CPUs. See NetWare and NetWare 5. ), Poland for the supply of 12 low-floor trams type NGT NGT Night NGT National Grid Transco (UK gas transporter) NGT Nominal Group Technique NGT Not Greater Than NGT Next Generation Technology NGT Next Generation Telecom (China) NGT NASA Ground Terminal 6. The total value of the contract is approximately Cdn$24 million (16,8 million euros) and Bombardier Transportation's share is about Cdn$14 million (10 million euros). The transaction carries an option for 18 additional trams. Delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to take place between February and August 2003. Bombardier Transportation will be responsible for the development and the production of the vehicles as well as for the system integration and testing. Kiepe Elektrik will supply 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
A total of 14 low-floor trams of the same design are in revenue service in Krakow since December 1999. Similar vehicles are also in service in Kassel and Essen, Germany since 1999. "We are pleased that the customer appreciates the good performance of these trams already in service and has decided to increase its fleet with the same vehicles," states Hubert C. Dlaska, President, Light Rail Vehicles Rail vehicles are vehicles capable of rolling on rail tracks. This includes:
Bombardier Transportation in Poland employs 1,350 people at its sites located in Katowice, Lodz, Warsaw and Wroclaw. It manufactures electrical locomotives, freight bogies, signaling equipment and converters. Customers include the Polish National Railways, Transport Authorities from various Polish cities and foreign customers from Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden. 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 totaled Cdn$16.1 billion. PHOTO AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEBSITE |
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