Bombardier will Deliver 70 Additional Double-Deck Cars to the Belgian National Railways.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. (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), in consortium with Alstom Transport, received from SNCB SNCB Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges (Belgian National Railways) SNCB Synuclein, Beta SNCB Star of the North Concert Band (Minneapolis St. Paul, MN) (Belgian National Railways) an order for the production of 70 additional double-deck passenger cars and the adaptation of 19 type T27 electrical locomotives to enable push-pull operation. This order is a follow-on order to a contract for 210 double-deck cars awarded in 1999, all of which have already been delivered. The total value of the additional coaches is approximately $222 million US (179 million Euros), Bombardier's share amounting to some $138 million US (111 million Euros). Deliveries are scheduled to take place between October 2006 and February 2008. Olof Persson Olof Persson (born 5 May 1978) is a Swedish footballer, who is currently playing for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF). He plays in central defence and has considerable aerial power. , President, Mainline and Metros, Bombardier Transportation, stated: "This order testifies to our excellent relationship with SNCB. This additional order of 70 coaches clearly shows the trust of our customer in Bombardier and his appreciation of our trains. I am therefore very proud that these highly comfortable trains will further contribute to the extension of the offered seating capacity in Belgium." The final assembly of the intermediate coaches (19 first class and 19 multi-functional cars) as well as the complete production of 32 cab cars will take place in Bombardier Transportation's plant in Bruges, Belgium. The installation of an automatic coupler Refers to a myriad of different types of sockets for plugging in electric or electronic cables or devices. See network coupler. on the type T27 locomotives will also be done in Bruges. 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 Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. Note to Editors A photo is available on our Website at the following address: http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp. |
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