Bombardier Receives an Order for 12 Automatic Metro Cars
From London Docklands
JANUARY 20, 2000
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a
contract from "Docklands Light Railway" in London, for the
delivery of 12 automatic metro cars, including an option for a
further 12 vehicles. The contract has a value of some Cdn $41.7
million (pounds sterling 17.4 million). Should the option be
exercised, the total order would amount to some Cdn $75 million
(pounds sterling 31.3 million).
The Docklands Light Railway system links the center of London to
the Docklands area, situated to the east, and is the first public
transport system in England that has been totally computerized and
operates without drivers.
The system is already equipped with 70 Bombardier Transportation
vehicles supplied by the Bruges, Belgium plant, from January 1991
to March 1993. A 4.2 km extension of the network to Lewisham was
inaugurated in November, serving the south bank area of the
Thames, including Greenwich and the historic Cutty Sark.
The new vehicles will be built by Bombardier Transportation in
Belgium. The first vehicle will be delivered in September 2001.
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. is a Canadian corporation active in the fields of
aerospace, rail transportation equipment, recreational products
and financial services. It operates plants 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 January 31, 1999 totalled $11.5 billion |
