Bombardier Wins Order for TRAXX Locomotives for Cross-Border Traffic in Scandinavia
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BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - May 11, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation
announced today that it has won an order from Bure for seven BOMBARDIER TRAXX
F140 AC locomotives. The locomotives are designed for freight transport in
Sweden and Norway, with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of 2012. The
contract is valued at approximately 24 million euro ($31 million US).
Bombardier's TRAXX F140 AC locomotives represent the state-of-the-art in
electric rail freight transportation in the Nordic region. They are part of a
family of locomotives comprising single- and multi-system electric and diesel
vehicles. A common feature of all TRAXX locomotives is their modular
construction.
Bure has purchased these locomotives to lease them to train operator RushRail
AB. In April, RushRail won a multi-year transportation contract for Tratag AB.
Tratag is a logistics company, owned by Stora Enso and Korsnas. Its purpose is
to handle rail transportation of forest products, timber, pulpwood and biofuel.
RushRail will, in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner, transport
timber and other forest products by rail from Stora Enso and Korsnas's timber
terminals to their production sites around central Sweden. The contract is one
of the largest of its kind in Sweden.
Peter Ammann, Vice President Sales & Marketing of Bombardier Transportation's
Locomotives Unit, said: "We are proud that Bure as a new customer and RushRail
as the operator have chosen our TRAXX locomotives to serve this significant rail
transport undertaking."
"Rush Rail's selection of the TRAXX locomotive for their operation enhances
Bombardier Transportation's position as the prime supplier of locomotives for
the highly competitive and entirely deregulated Swedish commercial market of
freight operation, where reliability and efficiency are paramount," said Klas
Wahlberg, Chief Country Representative, Bombardier Transportation Sweden.
"At Bure, we are pleased to be able to offer highly competitive freight
transportation services with TRAXX locomotives together with RushRail. We look
forward to working together with RushRail and Bombardier on this long-term
investment," said Henrik Blomquist, Vice President of Bure.
"We at RushRail are excited to have gained the trust of Tratag and Bure and we
believe that this - together with the TRAXX locomotives - can be a solid basis
for our future expansion," said Jan Lindqvist, CEO and co-founder of RushRail.
Production of the locomotives will take place at Bombardier's Kassel plant in
Germany. The carbodies will be produced at Bombardier's Wroclaw, Poland site,
bogies at its Siegen, Germany site, while the Propulsion and Controls equipment
will be manufactured at its Mannheim and Hennigsdorf sites, also in Germany.
The locomotives will be powered by the renowned BOMBARDIER MITRAC traction
converters offering unmatched reliability. The related control system is the
sophisticated MITRAC offering safe and energy efficient traction power for
sustainable mobility. MITRAC equipment has been selected for well over 3,000
locomotives all around the world.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the
broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and
services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4
technologies - built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and
ecology - conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
and has a very diverse customer base with products or services in more than 60
countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we
posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at
bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter (at)Bombardier.
Note to Editors
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subsidiaries.
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