Bombardier to Design Tramways for the City of Marseille.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2004 Bombardier Transportation (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) is developing a new bidirectional Bombardier(i) FLEXITY(i) Outlook tram for the new tramway network of Marseille, which is due to open in 2006-2007. The initial contract awarded by the Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole (MPM MPM Multi-Processing Module (Apache) MPM Manufacturing Process Management MPM Milwaukee Public Museum MPM MMW (Millimeter Wave) Power Module MPM Master of Project Management (degree) ) calls for the engineering work and the conception of the industrial design as well as the production of a 1:1 mock-up mock·up also mock-up n. 1. A usually full-sized scale model of a structure, used for demonstration, study, or testing. 2. A layout of printed matter. of the vehicle. The next step, which is expected to take place during the fall of 2004, will entail the order of 25 to 30 serial vehicles by MPM to cover the needs of the first phase of the project. "Bombardier is proud of this new order, as it once again bears witness to the trust that a city such as Marseille has invested in our company," says Andre Navarri, President, Bombardier Transportation. "The technology and design of these new vehicles significantly raise the standards in terms of comfort, efficiency and performance for the benefit of the operator and the passengers." The FLEXITY tram for Marseille is based on a proven technology that features a 100 % low-floor interior while keeping conventional wheel-set bogies which confer excellent dynamic characteristics (comfort and safety). The vehicle also includes the proven Bombardier(i) MITRAC(i) propulsion and control system. The architecture of the FLEXITY vehicle is particularly well adapted to the exclusive and innovative design that has been chosen by the Communaute Urbaine Marseille Provence Metropole which naturally fits with the maritime background of the city. Wide windows offer a panoramic view and create a feeling of transparency. The natural wooden seats and blue interior colour scheme accentuate the Mediterranean influence even more. Vehicles of the same family are in successful revenue service in the cities of Linz (Austria) and Lodz (Poland) and have recently been ordered by the cities of Eskisehir (Turkey), 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. (Switzerland) and Brussels (Belgium). Bombardier Transportation in France operates primarily at its Crespin site in the Valenciennes region, where it employs more than 2400 people. In the French market, Bombardier Transportation participates in all TGV TGV: see railroad. programs and manufactures a wide range of rolling stock for public transport. Among these products are the MF 2000 vehicles for the Paris metro, the Strasbourg, Nantes and Saint-Etienne tramways, the recent vehicles for the RER RER Regione Emilia-Romagna RER Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum RER Respiratory Exchange Ratio RER Real Exchange Rate RER Réseau Express Régional (French commuter rail in Paris) RER Replication Error RER Rental Equipment Register network and the TER Third version. See bis. 2N NG regional transport railcars. Recently, Bombardier Transportation signed a contract with SNCF SNCF Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (French National Railways) SNCF Sans Nous les Cafés Ferment (French) for the supply of 500 TER (Regional Express Trains) of the Autorail Grande Capacite (AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers ) type for the French regions. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004, were $15.5 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. (i)Trademark(s) of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries NOTE TO EDITORS: A photo is available on our Website at the following address: http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp http://www.transportation.bombardier.com |
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