Bombardier Receives a $42 Million Order for Freight
Locomotives in Switzerland
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--OCTOBER 30, 2001 - 10:32 EST
Bombardier was awarded a contract by the freight
division of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB Cargo) for the
delivery of 10 freight locomotives. The approximate value of the
contract is $42 million Cdn (30 million euros). The locomotives,
which will be running primarily on the international North-South
German-Swiss corridor, are scheduled to be delivered between
February 2002 and May 2002.
The locomotives are custom-built for freight purposes and can thus
be produced at a much more economical cost than multi-use
locomotives. The German Railways (Deutsche Bahn, DB) have
vehicles of the same type in service since 1998. The electric
locomotives have a maximum power of 5,6 MW and can reach a maximum
speed of 140 km/h. They can be used in cross-border freight
traffic in countries with a line voltage of 15 or 25 kV AC.
Wolfgang Toelsner, President, Locomotives and Freight, Bombardier
Transportation, commented: "We are very happy about the trust that
SBB Cargo has shown towards us. The standardized freight
locomotive provides a cost effective solution for system crossing
transit traffic."
Bombardier Transportation is the global leader in the rail
equipment, manufacturing and servicing industry. Its wide range
of products includes passenger rail cars and complete rail
transportation systems. It also manufactures locomotives, freight
cars, propulsion & controls and provides signaling equipment and
systems.
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 79,000 people in 24 countries
in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific and revenues for its
fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled $16.1 billion Cdn. |
