Bombardier Wins Order for 25 Double-Deck Cars in Denmark.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 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. received an order from the UK-based Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. for the supply of 25 double-deck cars. The value of this order is approximately $50 million Cdn (36 million euros). Deliveries are scheduled to take place between November and December 2002. The new double-deck vehicles, which Porterbrook will lease to the Danish State Railways (DSB DSB Dispute Settlement Body (World Trade Organization) DSB Double Strand Break DSB Defense Science Board (US DoD) DSB Deep Sand Bed DSB Deutscher Sportbund ), will primarily run between Copenhagen and Lolland-Falster, as well as between Copenhagen and the southern part of Seeland. The cars will be built by Bombardier Transportation in Gorlitz, Germany. Twenty vehicles have been ordered as intermediate coaches and five as driving cab coaches. These new vehicles, which are replacing 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 , will allow DSB to better respond to the increase in ridership while improving comfort and quality. Jurgen Fleischer, President, Regional & Commuter, Bombardier Transportation, explains: "The double-deck trains for Denmark incorporate Bombardier's long-standing experience with this vehicle type and are tailor-made to meet the specific requirements of DSB." Over and above their great passenger capacity, they feature a modern and transparent design of the compartments, comfortable seats, air conditioning, multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective areas for strollers or bicycles, smoker compartment and a vending machine in each train. Since 1993, Bombardier has delivered more than 1,000 double-deck cars to Deutsche Bahn, which are successfully in service for local and regional transport. 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 totalled $16.1 billion Cdn. |
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