Bombardier wins $757 Million order for Electrostar Trains in the United Kingdom
21 June 2002 09:22
Bombardier Transportation has won a contract valued at $757 million Cdn (£330 million) from a UK train operator, Connex South Eastern. This order includes the manufacture of 228 additional Class 375 Electrostar electric cars valued at approximately $424 million Cdn (£185 million), complementing the previous Connex order for 210 cars (55 trains) progressively entering service with Connex South Eastern. The trains will be manufactured at Bombardier Transportation’s production facility in Derby, UK and delivered as four-car units. Deliveries will commence October 2003, running through to December 2004.
The order also includes a 30-year maintenance agreement valued at $415 million Cdn (£181 million). All maintenance work will be carried out by a Joint Venture company between Bombardier Transportation and Connex, South East Trains Maintenance Limited (SETML). Bombardier’s share of the maintenance contract, valued at approximately $333 million Cdn (£145 million) is for technical support and material supply. Connex will provide the workforce. Currently, plans are scheduled for the work to take place at Connex South Eastern’s Ramsgate depot located in Kent.
The total number of Electrostars ordered to date in the UK is 1,434 cars, which includes 296 cars for c2c, 438 cars for Connex South Eastern and 700 cars for Govia’s South Central franchise.
Rik Dobbelaere, President, Intercity Trains, Bombardier Transportation, said: 'We are extremely pleased to have signed this contract for our proven Electrostar trains and we believe that the travelling public will be delighted with the quality of this fleet. Our Electrostar product is already proving very popular in the South of England and we are looking forward to the successful introduction of many more Electrostar fleets in the UK.'
Andrew Lezala, President, Services, Bombardier Transportation, said 'We are delighted to have secured this contract, enabling us to continue our close partnership with Connex over this long-term contract.'
Bombardier has a major presence in the UK, employing close to 12,000 people across the country, of which 5,200 work for Bombardier Transportation. As well as manufacturing capability at the Derby and Wakefield sites, the company has refurbishment, maintenance and overhaul centres at Crewe, Central Rivers, Chart Leacon, Ilford, Croydon and 13 other locations throughout the UK.
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. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).
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