Bombardier to Supply 14 High-Floor Light Rail Vehicles to Monterrey Mass Transport Authority in Mexico.MONTREAL -- 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. , along with its consortium partners Siemens and Grupo Garza Ponce Grupo Garza Ponce or Grupo GP is a Mexican construction company based in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Subdivisions of Grupo Garza Ponce include Constructora Garza Ponce and Urbanizadora Garza Ponce. , S.A. de C.V. (a local civil works firm), announced today that it had been awarded a contract from Monterrey's Mass Transport Authority (Metrorrey) to design and build 14 high-floor light rail vehicles Rail vehicles are vehicles capable of rolling on rail tracks. This includes:
The manufacturing, testing and commissioning of the 14 high-floor LRVs will take place at Bombardier's facility in Sahagun, Mexico. Deliveries are scheduled to take place in the second half of 2007. The new vehicles will be used to expand Line 2 of Monterrey's Mass Transport Authority. The opening of the new extension is scheduled for the second half of 2007, shortly before the celebration of the Second Universal Forum of Cultures The Universal Forum of Cultures (Catalan: Fòrum de les Cultures, Spanish: Fórum de las culturas) is an international cultural event intended to take place every four years (except for the 2007 Forum). This event is organized by Forum Foundation. in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. William Spurr, President, Bombardier Transportation North America, commented: "This contract further reinforces Bombardier's position as the main supplier of mass railway transport systems in Mexico. Moreover, these trains will contribute to improve transportation in this highly industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. Mexican city." Metrorrey, the second largest mass transit transportation system in Mexico, currently has 23 kilometers of rails and operates with 70 high-floor trains, transporting a total of 50 million passengers each year. Bombardier has supplied close to 70 percent of Metrorrey's total 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 currently in operation. This turnkey project will expand Line 2 towards the San Nicolas de los Garza and Escobedo counties, in the State of Nuevo Leon, on an 8.7 km alignment, of which 1.5 km will run underground. Raymundo Flores Elizondo, Director General of Metrorrey, stated: "These additional trains, based on proven Bombardier technology, are a fundamental part of the plans to improve mass transportation in the Nuevo Leon State Capital, servicing demand in the fast developing county of Escobedo." 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, 2005 were $15.8 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto astock exchanges (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. ). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. www.bombardier.com Bombardier Transportation (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD.MV.A) (TSX:BBD.SV.B) |
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