Bombardier Transportation's Chinese joint venture (JV) has won a RMB1.95bn ($284m) deal to build 144 CRH1A-A new-generation high-speed train cars for the country’s national rail operator China Railway (CRC).
The new 18 eight-car trainsets to be provided by Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation (BST) will be deployed by Chengdu and Kunming Railway Bureau.
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The tranisets will also support development of western China’s new ‘Diamond Economic Circle’, which includes the cities of Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Guiyang and Kunming.
Capable of running at speeds of 250km/h, Bombardier’s CRH1A-A trains are designed to reduce weight, track wear, and aerodynamic drag.
Featuring an aluminium body, Bombardier Mitrac propulsion and control system, the rail cars offer improved performance and reduce operating costs.
Bombardier China president Jianwei Zhang said: "China is building the world’s most advanced high-speed train network based upon state-of-the art technologies.
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By GlobalData"In light of this market’s fierce competition, we are pleased that CRC has selected our high-speed technology to enhance the western China’s high-speed rail network, connect cities and people there and help the new economic circle to reach a targeted GDP growth of 10% in 2017."
In China, Bombardier Transportation currently has six JVs, which provide full range of solutions across the entire value chain, ranging from vehicles and propulsion to services and design.
So far, the JVs have delivered more than 3,500 high-speed railway passenger cars, 560 electric locomotives and in excess of 2,000 metro cars to China’s urban mass transit markets.
