CBRail Orders 15 Bombardier TRAXX Locomotives for Cross-Border Traffic

26 november 2007 TRAXX Tackles the Corridor Germany-Austria-Hungary BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - November 26, 2007) - Today, Bombardier announced the receipt of an order from CBRail for 15 BOMBARDIER(i) TRAXX(i) freight locomotives. Ten of these locomotives will be equipped with ETCS level 2. CBRail is a rolling stock leasing company that is focused on providing customers with flexible, competitive yet practical rolling stock operating leases for locomotives and passenger trains in the European rail market. The current order, including a combination of TRAXX AC and MS locomotives, is worth approximately 57 million euros ($85 million US). The new electric locomotives will run in cross-border traffic on different European routes. Five locomotives are foreseen for the corridor Germany-Austria-Hungary, five locomotives for the corridor Germany-Austria-Switzerland and Italy, and the final five will travel between Austria, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Final production of the multi-system and AC locomotives will take place in Bombardier's Kassel plant. Bodyshells will be produced at Bombardier's Wroclaw site in Poland, bogies in Siegen and the Propulsion & Controls as well as Drives equipment manufactured at the German sites in Mannheim and Hennigsdorf. The locomotives will be powered by the BOMBARDIER(i) MITRAC(i)solution, offering proven reliability and energy efficiency. The MITRAC Propulsion & Controls equipment is the preferred solution by customers around the world and has been selected for more than 3.200 locomotives. Since 2006, CBRail has purchased a total of 61 TRAXX family locomotives for pan-European freight transport. Edmund Schlummer, President of Bombardier Transportation's Locomotives Division, stated "We are proud that CBRail has again chosen Bombardier and the TRAXX locomotive platform for reliable and economical freight transport. I congratulate CBRail on their commitment to opening new markets on strategic corridors." Herman van der Linden, General Manager of CBRail S.a.r.l., said: "We are pleased to reconfirm our confidence in Bombardier Transportation and in the TRAXX locomotive platform. This additional order will allow us to cope even better with the increasing demand from the Market and will cement further our relationship with Bombardier." Note to editors: Useful market and company background facts and contact details follow. A photo is available in our Multimedia Library at: http://www.transportation.bombardier.com/photography.jsp Background facts and figures About Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation has its global headquarters in Berlin, Germany with a presence in over 60 countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide. The Group offers the broadest product portfolio and is recognized as the leader in the global rail sector. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2007, were $14.8 billion US, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. About CBRail CBRail is a European rolling stock company that provides operating lease finance to regional passenger, locomotive and wagon rail operators throughout continental Europe. The Company was formed in September 2004 as a joint venture between Babcock & Brown and Bank of Scotland Corporate Asset Finance. (i) BOMBARDIER, TRAXX and MITRAC are trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. Contacts: Americas David Slack + 1 450 441 3190 Germany, Austria, Central and Eastern Europe Jurgen Kornmann + 49 30 986 07 1138 Switzerland Fiona Flannery +41 44 318 29 91 Nordic Countries Jonny Hedberg + 46 8 681 5062 Russia Alexander Bocharov + 7 495 775 1830 UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, other countries Neil Harvey + 44 1332 266470 Benelux and France Anne Froger + 33 6 07 78 95 38 Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, India Luis Ramos + 35 1 919 693 728