Bombardier Will Deliver ITINO Diesel Trains in Germany.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2003 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. has received an order from the Rhine-Main transport group (RMV RMV Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (German Public Transport) RMV Remove RMV Registry of Motor Vehicles RMV Real Market Value RMV Respiratory Minute Volume (Scuba diving) RMV Ribgrass Mosaic Virus ) in Germany for 22 Bombardier(i) ITINO(i) trainsets to be used for commuter services on the Odenwaldbahn regional line. The order has a value of approximately $113 million Cdn (70 million Euros). Delivery of the first ITINO diesel multiple unit A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor depending on country. (DMU (Digital MockUp) The combination of geometry data from multiple CAD systems rendered and manipulated as a sub-assembly, assembly and/or product. DMU - Data Management Unit Data Manipulation Unit Data Multiplexer Unit ) is scheduled for summer 2005. From December 15, 2005, the ITINO DMUs will significantly reduce journey times between the Odenwald region and the cities of Darmstadt, Hanau and Frankfurt/Main. The two-car diesel-hydraulic ITINO trainsets are derived from a Bombardier Transportation vehicle concept originally produced for Swedish customers and the Erfurt industrial railway in Germany. The trains, which can reach a maximum speed of 140 km/h, will be assembled at Bombardier's facility in Hennigsdorf, Germany. "The ITINO vehicle family is redefining the standards in terms of safety, reliability, design and ride quality," says Olof Persson Olof Persson (born 5 May 1978) is a Swedish footballer, who is currently playing for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF). He plays in central defence and has considerable aerial power. , President, Mainline, Bombardier Transportation. "With strengths like these as key elements of our attractive vehicle concept, travel will take on new meaning - particularly in large urban conurbations like the Rhine-Main area." A modern GPS-supported passenger information system provides state-of-the-art communications. Video surveillance, a virtually unrestricted view through the train's interior and a proven crash concept provide a high degree of safety. The new vehicles will be owned by Fahrzeugmanagement Region Frankfurt RheinMain GmbH (fahma), a subsidiary of RMV GmbH. In early 2004, fahma will hand over the vehicles to the future operator of the Odenwaldbahn line, to be chosen following a tender for the provision of transport services for a ten-year period. 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). (i)Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries |
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