Bombardier Wins US$178 Million US Order To Supply 140 Low-Floor Coaches In Switzerland
30 January 2007 10:37
Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a contract with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to supply 140 low-floor passenger coaches. The order is valued at about US$178 million(€138 million). The contract includes an option for an additional 48 vehicles, raising the potential order volume to a total of about US$234 million (€181 million). Deliveries of the coaches are scheduled to begin in July 2008 and end in July 2012.
SBB intends to use the new air-conditioned low-floor coaches to replace the previous intermediate cars in its existing fleet of regional trains.
Bombardier's sites in Zurich and Villeneuve, Switzerland are responsible for developing the modern passenger vehicles. Assembly, commissioning and delivery of the vehicles will be carried out at the Villeneuve plant. The car bodies will be manufactured in Dunakeszi, Hungary, and the bogies will be sourced from Siegen, Germany.
"Our customers have high expectations towards us and, accordingly, we have high expectations towards our partners", said Paul Blumenthal, head of passenger transportation, SBB. "Bombardier's offer is good. I'm particularly delighted that the Western part of Switzerland will benefit from this order."
"We are delighted to have developed the best solution for SBB and to have been able to provide a customized, modern product", added Alfred Ruckstuhl, chief country representative, Bombardier Transportation Switzerland. "We've been developing and manufacturing low-floor vehicles for passenger transport in the standard and one-metre gauge market for more than 25 years now, and we're proud that we have been given the opportunity to supply the new low-floor passenger coaches for SBB."
This new order has a considerable impact on the future workload of the Villeneuve facilities. It will create jobs and necessitate specific project investments in production equipment such as assembly stations and test tracks.
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