Bombardier Receives an Order from Metrolinx to Build Light Rail Vehicles for Toronto
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Bombardier to supply state of the art mass transit solutions to support the
Metrolinx 5 in 10 Plan
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - June 14, 2010) - Bombardier Transportation
announced today that it has signed an agreement with Metrolinx for the exercise
of 182 option vehicles, included in the June 2009 contract. The agreement is
valued at approximately $770 million CDN ($745 million US, 617 million euros).
Deliveries of these vehicles are scheduled to take place between 2013 and 2020.
Under the agreement, up to an additional 118 vehicles could be ordered at a
later date.
"Bombardier is proud to be part of this very important expansion of public
transit in Toronto and greatly appreciates the confidence Metrolinx has placed
in us," said Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation, North
America. "This order further solidifies our presence in Ontario and highlights
Bombardier's proven state of the art light rail technology, which is available
to all cities in North America."
The vehicles are BOMBARDIER FLEXITY 100% low-floor light rail technology. The
five-module bi-directional vehicles are more than 28 meters long and 2.65 meters
wide. These vehicles will provide reliable performance along with a wide range
of features, including a step-less interior allowing easy access at street
level; car capacity for more than 280 passengers; efficient heating and air
conditioning; comfortable interior; enhanced accessibility and safety features;
locations for wheelchairs and strollers; active leveling system to ease boarding
and exiting; enhanced communications features; and a regenerative braking system
that feeds power back into the Metrolinx network.
Bombardier's FLEXITY low-floor vehicles meet the individual needs of numerous
cities, such as Geneva and Zurich (Switzerland), Linz and Innsbruck (Austria),
Lodz (Poland), Eskisehir (Turkey), Brussels (Belgium), Marseille (France),
Valencia and Alicante (Spain), Palermo (Italy) as well as in the Rhine-Neckar
Region, Berlin, Augsburg and Krefeld (Germany).
Final assembly of these additional vehicles for Toronto will take place at
Bombardier production facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
About the Bombardier Transportation in North America
Bombardier Transportation is the leading provider of metro, commuter and
advanced rapid transit vehicles and automated transit systems in North America.
Its North American rail business includes six rail manufacturing facilities and
a network of operations and maintenance services sites.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, the 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 presence in over 60 countries. It has an installed base of over
100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from
commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems
and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada.
Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2010, were $19.4 billion US, and
its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed
as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America
indexes. News and information are available atwww.bombardier.com
Note to Editors
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BOMBARDIER, FLEXITY and ECO4 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its
subsidiaries.
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Marc-Andre Lefebvre
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Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central
and Eastern Europe: +49 30 98607 1134
Heiner Spannuth,heiner.spannuth(at)de.transport.bombardier.com
Nordic Countries: +46 10 852 5062
Jonny Hedberg,jonny.hedberg(at)se.transport.bombardier.com
Russia: +7 495 775 1830
Alexander Bocharov
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UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, other countries:
+44 1332 266470
Neil Harvey,neil.harvey(at)uk.transport.bombardier.com
Benelux: +49 172 629 84 14
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France: +33 6 07 78 95 38
Anne Froger,anne.froger(at)fr.transport.bombardier.com
South Europe, Brazil and India: +35 1 919 693 728
Luis Ramos,luis.ramos(at)pt.transport.bombardier.com
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