Bombardier Wins Order for 25 Double-Deck Cars in Denmark
12 February 2002 10:00
Bombardier Transportation received an order from the UK-based Porterbrook Leasing Company Ltd. for the supply of 25 double-deck cars. The value of this order is approximately $50 million Cdn (36 million euros). Deliveries are scheduled to take place between November and December 2002. The new double-deck vehicles, which Porterbrook will lease to the Danish State Railways (DSB), will primarily run between Copenhagen and Lolland-Falster, as well as between Copenhagen and the southern part of Seeland.
The cars will be built by Bombardier Transportation in Görlitz, Germany. Twenty vehicles have been ordered as intermediate coaches and five as driving cab coaches. These new vehicles, which are replacing existing rolling stock, will allow DSB to better respond to the increase in ridership while improving comfort and quality.
Jürgen Fleischer, President, Regional & Commuter, Bombardier Transportation, explains: "The double-deck trains for Denmark incorporate Bombardier’s long-standing experience with this vehicle type and are tailor-made to meet the specific requirements of DSB."
Over and above their great passenger capacity, they feature a modern and transparent design of the compartments, comfortable seats, air conditioning, multipurpose areas for strollers or bicycles, smoker compartment and a vending machine in each train.
Since 1993, Bombardier has delivered more than 1,000 double-deck cars to Deutsche Bahn, which are successfully in service for local and regional transport.
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 signaling equipment and systems.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and service company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It is also a provider of financial services and asset management. The Corporation employs 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific and revenues for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2001 totalled $16.1 billion Cdn.
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