Bombardier to Deliver 42 Double-Deck Vehicles to Denmark.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 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. (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.) received an order from the UK-based Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. for the supply of 42 double-deck vehicles, consisting of 33 intermediate coaches and 9 driving cab coaches. The value of this order is approximately Cdn$76.6 million (55 million Euro). Porterbrook will lease the double-deck vehicles 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 . The cars will be built by Bombardier Transportation in Gorlitz, Germany, with deliveries to take place between July and November 2002. The new double-deck vehicles will primarily run on the lines between Copenhagen and Kalundborg (western part of Sealand). They will replace 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 , allowing DSB to improve comfort and quality and respond to ridership increase. The double-deck trains for Denmark integrate Bombardier's long-standing experience with this vehicle type and are customised for the specific operating requirements of DSB. Over and above their great passenger capacity, they feature a modern and transparent design of the compartments, comfortable seats, air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. , multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective areas for prams or bicycles, and a vendor machine in each train. Dr. Peter Buttmann, President of Bombardier Transportation, Continental Europe, stated on this occasion: "We are pleased to contribute to the transportation offer for rail passengers in Denmark with our state-of-the-art double-deck vehicles. We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation with our partners in this project. Furthermore, we are convinced that passengers will enjoy the amenities of the new vehicles, and DSB as the operator will no doubt benefit from our proven technology." Bombardier Transportation, a world leader in the manufacturing of passenger rail cars, offers a full range of urban, suburban and intercity vehicles as well as complete rail transit systems worldwide. It also manufactures freight cars and provides operations and maintenance services. 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 58,000 people in 12 countries in North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 90% of its revenues are generated outside Canada. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled Cdn$16.1 billion. |
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