Bombardier Awarded a US$343 Million Order from SNCF for 73 Additional High-Capacity Trains AGC Type
04 January 2006 09:41
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received an additional order for 73 high-capacity trains AGC type (Autorail Grande Capacité) from the French National Railway (SNCF), valued at approximately US$343 million (€290 million). SNCF represents the French regions in this transaction. The trains will be delivered between September 2007 and June 2010. Bombardier will manufacture these AGC trains at its Crespin plant, in the Valenciennes region in France.
This firm order follows the announced selection of Bombardier by SNCF in September 2001 for the supply of 500 high-capacity regional trains AGC type for the French regions.
André Navarri, President, Bombardier Transportation, commented on the occasion: "This new order confirms, once again, SNCF and the French regions' trust in Bombardier and their strong interest in this innovating concept. Every day, these trains demonstrate that they fulfil passengers' needs. This new order further reinforces Bombardier's already strong leadership in the French high-capacity train market."
The AGC is available in various versions. The trains can run on diesel fuel, electricity or a combination of the two, and also on a dual mode / dual voltage (diesel fuel and electricity 1.5kV and 25kV). The new order from the SNCF includes dual mode / dual voltage trains.
Bombardier Transportation in France operates primarily at its Crespin site in the Valenciennes region, where it employs more than 1,600 people. In the French market, Bombardier Transportation participates in all TGV programs and manufactures a wide range of rolling stock for public transport. Among these products are the MF 2000 vehicles for the Paris Metro, the Strasbourg, Nantes and Marseille tramways, the recent vehicles for the RER network and the TR2N NG regional transport railcars.
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