Bombardier Wins €467 Million Order From SNCF For 112 Additional High-Capacity AGC Trains
24 November 2006 16:28
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it received an additional order for 112 high-capacity trains AGC type (Autorail Grande Capacité) from the French National Railways (SNCF), valued at about €467 million (US$605 million). The SNCF represents the French Regions in this transaction. Deliveries of the trains are scheduled to begin in October 2007. 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. The total number of firmly ordered AGC trains by SNCF is now 612.
Twenty-one French regions have already ordered AGC trains, including most recently Poitou-Charentes and Ile-de-France.
"This new order confirms the AGC's impressive success with the operator and the French regions alike. Passenger surveys have yielded a positive feedback of more than 90% on design, comfort and convenience of these trains", commented Jean Bergé, chief country representative of France, Bombardier Transportation. "We are especially proud of this new milestone. It bears witness to SNCF's confidence in the AGC, positioning it firmly in the exclusive circle of large-scale modern railway series."
The AGC is available in various versions. The trains can run on either 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 SNCF includes dual mode / dual voltage trains.
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