Bombardier Receives an Order for the Supply of Low-Floor
Trams From the City of Halle (Germany)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--NOVEMBER 8, 2001 - 09:54 EST
Bombardier Transportation was awarded a contract
by the transport authority of Halle (Hallesche Verkehrs AG,
Germany) for the supply of 30 low-floor street-trams type LF2000.
The contract is valued at Cdn$66 million (46 million Euro). The
delivery of the vehicles is scheduled between the end of 2003 and
the end of 2005.
Bombardier Transportation in Bautzen will be responsible for the
development and production of the vehicles as well as for the
system integration. Bombardier Transportation in Mannheim will
supply the electrical equipment.
President of Light Rail Vehicles, Europe, Bombardier
Transportation, Hubert C. Dlaska, commented: "We are pleased that
we could find an ideal solution for the transport authorities of
Halle who were looking for more, but smaller vehicles to enable
efficient transport solutions with shorter frequencies. The same
strategy was also pursued by the city of Dessau, Germany where we
are delivering vehicles of the same family."
The bi-directional vehicles have a length of 20.5 and a width of
2.3 meters, offering a total capacity for 65 seated passengers and
52 standees. The trams are designed for 1,000 mm gauge and can
also be used in double traction service.
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 Cdn$16.1 billion. |
