Bombardier and LNVG Sign New Maintenance Contract for Locomotives and
Double-deck Coaches
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - August 12, 2009) - BombardierTransportation has received a maintenance contract from theLandesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen mbH (LNVG) in LowerSaxony, Germany for two BOMBARDIER TRAXX locomotives and 34double-deck intermediate and driving coaches. This order is wortharound 19 million euros ($26 million US) and will run until 2022.The duration of existing maintenance contracts between Bombardier andLNVG have now also been standardized. They will run until 2022,increasing the value of these contracts by approximately 41 millioneuros ($57 million US).Altogether, the LNVG fleet, to be maintained by BombardierTransportation, will consist of 40 TRAXX locomotives and 220double-deck intermediate and driving coaches.The fleet will operate in regional transport on various routes inLower Saxony."Bombardier Transportation has done a great job and its high levelsof availability and reliability have contributed to passengersatisfaction. Passenger numbers have, as a result, also increasedsubstantially. Our follow-up order is due to this excellentpartnership," said Hans-Joachim Menn, spokesperson for LNVGmanagement."This is a great achievement for us. With this order, LNVG is onceagain showing their trust in Bombardier as a quality manufacturer andservice provider," commented Laurent Troger, President of BombardierTransportation Services Division.About Bombardier TransportationBombardier Transportation, the global leader in rail technology,offers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry and deliversinnovative products and services that set new standards insustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4 technologies - built on thefour cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and ecology -conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve totaltrain performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered inBerlin, Germany and has a presence in over 60 countries. It has aninstalled base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.About BombardierA world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions,from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportationequipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a globalcorporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal yearended Jan. 31, 2009, were $19.7 billion US, and its shares are tradedon the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an indexcomponent to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North Americaindexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com.About Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachen (LNVG)LNVG is a transport enterprise of the region of Lower Saxony and isresponsible for the planning and financing of regional railtransport. It commissions the rail companies to implementtransportation and allocates means of transport for various regionaltransport projects. It leases the rail vehicles necessary to carryout these transport services to the rail transport companies,including the metronom rail company, from its own LNVG vehicle pool.Note to EditorsPhotos are available on our web site at:http://www.transportation.bombardier.com.BOMBARDIER, TRAXX and ECO4 are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or itssubsidiaries.www.theclimateisrightfortrains.comContacts:Canada and United States: +1 450 441 3007Talal Zouaoui, talal.zouaoui(at)ca.transport.bombardier.comMexico: +52 55 5093 7766Alejandro Gutierrez-Marcosalejandro.gutierrez-marcos(at)mx.transport.bombardier.comGermany, Austria, Switzerland, Centraland Eastern Europe: +49 30 98607 1134Heiner Spannuth, heiner.spannuth(at)de.transport.bombardier.comNordic Countries: +46 10 852 5062Jonny Hedberg, jonny.hedberg(at)se.transport.bombardier.comRussia: +7 495 775 1830Alexander Bocharovalexander.bocharov(at)ru.transport.bombardier.comUK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, other countries:+44 1332 266470Neil Harvey, neil.harvey(at)uk.transport.bombardier.comBenelux: +32 2289 7312Guy Hendrix, guy.hendrix(at)be.transport.bombardier.comFrance: +33 6 07 78 95 38Anne Froger, anne.froger(at)fr.transport.bombardier.comSpain, Portugal, Italy, Greece,Turkey, India: +35 1 919 693 728Luis Ramos, luis.ramos(at)pt.transport.bombardier.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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