Bombardier Wins Contract for the Supply of 21 Cityrunner Trams to Geneva.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002 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. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :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) (TSX:BBD.B) has received an order from the Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. transport authority (Transports Publics Genevois Transports Publics Genevois, (lit. Genevese Public Transports) locally known as the TPG, operates most of the public transportation system in Geneva (Switzerland). , TPG TPG Texas Pacific Group TPG Tapping TPG Transports Publics Genevois (Geneva, Switzerland public transportation) TPG Test Pattern Generator TPG TNT Post Group TPG Trésorier Payeur Général ) in Switzerland for the supply of 21 low-floor trams type Cityrunner. The contract is valued at approximately $90 million Cdn (57 million Euros). The delivery of the vehicles is scheduled to take place between mid of 2004 and mid of 2005. The contract includes an option for 17 additional vehicles. The Cityrunner for Geneva is based on a proven technology which features 100% low-floor interior and conventional wheel set bogies. Similar vehicles are in successful revenue service in the cities of Linz (Austria), Lodz (Poland) and have been recently ordered by the city of Eskisehir (Turkey). The Cityrunner will be developed and manufactured by Bombardier Transportation at its Vienna (Austria) and Villeneuve (Switzerland) facilities. Propulsion for the vehicle will be supplied by Bombardier Transportation's site in Mannheim (Germany). "This order from TPG strengthens Bombardier's presence in Switzerland, a country with a strong rail and tram tradition. The Cityrunner offers innovative design, state-of-the-art technology and increased passenger comfort for a city of high international standard like Geneva," said Walter Grawenhoff, President, Light Rail Vehicles, Bombardier Transportation. The 42-meter long and 2.3-meter wide vehicles manufactured for Geneva can be operated bi-directionally. They offer a total capacity for 243 passengers (72 seated, 171 standees). A sliding step at the double doors allows easy access onto the vehicle. The air-conditioned Cityrunner trams also feature an on-board video surveillance system to ensure passenger security. 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 80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades 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, BOM and BBDd.F). PHOTO AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEB SITE |
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