Bombardier Receives an Additional Order for 12 Automatic Metro Cars From London Docklands
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a
further contract from Docklands Light Railway in London, England
for the delivery of 12 automatic metro cars. This contract, which
represents the conversion of an existing option, is valued at
approximately Cdn$31 million (14 million pounds sterling). The
new vehicles will be manufactured in the Bruges plant, in Belgium.
Deliveries will be made from January 2002 to March 2002.
The Docklands Light Railway system is already equipped with 70
Bombardier Transportation vehicles supplied from January 1991 to
March 1993. An additional 12 cars were ordered in January 2000.
The system links the centre 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. A 4.2 km extension of the network to Lewisham was
inaugurated on November 22 1999, serving the south of the Thames,
including Greenwich and the historic Cutty Sark. Further
extensions to the system are now planned including one to London
City Airport.
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., a diversified manufacturing and service company,
is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional
aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational
products. It is also a provider of financial services and asset
management. The Corporation employs 56,000 people 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 Jan. 31, 2000 totalled $13.6 billion. |
