Bombardier Wins $157-Million Order For Low-Floor Trams In Germany
05 June 2002 09:22
Bombardier Transportation has received an order to manufacture 60 low-floor trams, type LF2000, for the city of Frankfurt/Main, Germany. The contract, which is valued at approximately $157 million CDN (109 million euros), carries an option for eleven additional vehicles. The order is the first one awarded to Bombardier Transportation by the Transport Authority of Frankfurt (VGF). The modern 70% low-floor vehicles are scheduled for delivery between spring 2004 and spring 2007.
Bombardier Transportation’s site in Bautzen, Germany is responsible for the development and production of the vehicles, as well as for the system integration. The German site in Mannheim will supply the electrical components.
Dr. Hubert C. Dlaska, President Light Rail Vehicles, Bombardier Transportation, said: 'With the LF2000 tram, VGF chose a proven concept of an already very successfully operating vehicle. We are looking forward to co-operating with such a competent and experienced partner.'
The new tram for Frankfurt is 30 meters long and 2.40 meters wide – five centimetres wider than the vehicles currently in service. It has a capacity of 179 passengers, including 64 seated. The vehicles are based on tested components of the LF2000 family, which has already proven to be a success in the cities of Kassel, Essen and Schwerin, Germany as well as Krakow, Poland. The German cities of Dresden and Halle will soon take delivery of the same type of vehicles. With its innovative design, the Bombardier tram is sure to set a visual highlight in the local transport of the banking centre Frankfurt.
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 rail control systems.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).
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