Bombardier Receives an Order to Deliver 26 Talent Diesel
Multiple Units in Germany
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--JANUARY 24, 2001 - 08:30 EST
Bombardier Transportation was awarded a contract
for the delivery of 26 two-car Talent diesel-mechanic multiple
units (DMUs) by DB Regionalbahn Rheinland GmbH, a subsidiary of
Deutsche Bahn. This contract, which represents the conversion of
an option of an original order of 75 vehicles, is valued at
approximately Cdn$71 million (50 million Euro). The new vehicles
will be manufactured at the Bombardier Transportation plants in
Aachen and Görlitz, Germany. Deliveries will start in the fall of
2002.
The new Talent DMUs will run on the lines of the so-called
Euregiobahn between Mönchengladbach, Düren and Aachen (western
part of Germany) and will also cross the border to the Dutch town
of Heerlen. As part of the new transportation offer by the
Euregiobahn, of which the Talent DMUs form a central part, several
secondary lines were upgraded or even re-activated for rail
traffic. Including the present order, Deutsche Bahn and its
subsidiaries have ordered a total 164 Talent DMUs.
Commenting on the new order, Peter Buttmann, President of
Bombardier Transportation, Continental Europe, said: "This project
is a testimony to the success of the diesel-mechanic Talent
multiple units in the market. The innovative, versatile concept
of this product now even includes the possibility of cross-border
traffic. With such flexibility, Bombardier Transportation
continues to set the standard in modern regional traffic.
Operators and passengers alike benefit from this."
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. |
