OBB Expands its Bombardier Talent Train Fleet with 60 New Trains Valued at $293 Million US.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. and its consortium partner Elin EBG EBG Electromagnetic Band Gap EBG Ernst-Barlach-Gymnasium (German high school name; several cities) EBG European Board of Gastroenterology EBG EuroBonus Gold EBG Electron Beam Gun EBG Electronic Book G EBG Extended Boolean Graphs Traction have received an order from the Austrian Federal Railways (OBB OBB Oberbayern (German: Upper Bavaria) OBB Oriented Bounding Box (computer physics simulation collision detection) OBB Old Blue Box (Ragnarok Online Game) ) for 60 additional four-car Bombardier Talent electric multiple units (EMUs) to be used on regional and commuter services across Austria. The contract will allow OBB to expand its fleet of Bombardier Talent trains to 171 trains. OBB ordered its first 51 Talent multiple units from Bombardier in 2001. An initial option for 60 Talent trains was exercised in 2003. This new order is valued at approximately $ 293 million US (237 million euros), with Bombardier's share amounting to approximately $ 223 million US (180 million euros). The 60 new trains, which should go into service between January 2007 and mid-2008, are earmarked for use on the S-Bahn in Vienna and as regional trains throughout Austria. "Following the success of the diesel version, which has developed into a veritable classic with orders totalling almost 270 units from eleven customers in four countries, the electric version of the Talent has a great future ahead of it," explained 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 mainline Drug slang verb To inject a drug and Metros, Bombardier Transportation. He added: "The vehicles of the Bombardier Talent family meet the high demands of our daily customers all over the world, and are a key element of innovative regional and commuter services concepts." "Commencing in 2008, the Austrian Federal Railways will have a fleet of 171 Talent electric trains at its disposal. We are delighted that, in choosing the Talent from Bombardier, OBB has decided in favour of an extremely reliable and economical vehicle that is also an eye-catcher with its modern design," said Walter Grawenhoff, Chief Country Representative Austria, Bombardier Transportation. The four-car trainsets designated for OBB will be delivered both as a single system version designed for 15 kV AC and as a dual system version for 15kV AC and 25 kV AC power supplies. With its stepless entry points for a 590 mm platform height, six bi-parting sliding plug doors on each side of the train and an interior designed to offer passengers a clear view through the entire train, the Talent has ideal credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. for rapid regional and commuter services. Passenger areas and toilet facilities designed for wheelchair accessibility are standard features, just like the modern passenger information and emergency communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. . 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. Note to editors A photo is available on our website at the following address http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp Bombardier and Talent are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. 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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