Bombardier Wins Additional Order from San Francisco BART
* Number of new rail cars on order rises to 775
* "Fleet of the Future" to offer highest levels of quality, performance and
reliability
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Jan 7, 2014) - Rail technology leader Bombardier
Transportation announced today that the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
District (BART) confirmed an order for 365 additional rail cars for its "Fleet
of the Future". The order, valued at approximately $639 million US ($681 million
CDN, 470 million euro), is part of a contract signed in June, 2012. Bombardier
now has firm orders for 775 cars with a total value of approximately $1.5
billion US ($1.6 billion CDN, 1.1 billion euro).
"BART is very pleased to be partnered with Bombardier for this important project
to bring a new and improved fleet to the Bay Area," said BART General Manager
Grace Crunican. "We look forward to the successful delivery of 775 innovative,
reliable, safe and comfortable rail cars."
Raymond Bachant, President, Region Americas, Bombardier Transportation, added:
"This new order is indicative of BART's satisfaction with our partnership and
progress in the design of this new generation of metro cars. The cars will
incorporate state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly technologies and include
input from Bay Area citizens who had the opportunity this summer to tour a mock-
up of the car and learn about proposed improvements to the interior."
These improvements include a reconfigured interior layout designed to maximize
seating, openness, and comfort; more priority seating for seniors and people
with disabilities; wheelchair areas at the end of each car; and bicycle racks in
every car. Other new features include more comfortable seats; interior and
exterior digital displays showing passenger information; a better quality public
address system, including automated announcements; more doors to make boarding
faster and easier; energy saving lighting; and energy-efficient propulsion and
regenerative braking.
Bombardier will assemble the cars at its manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh, New
York. The Plattsburgh facility is Bombardier's center for rolling stock
production in the United States. In operation since 1995, it has produced more
than 3,300 passenger rail cars and locomotives now in service across the United
States.
Ten pilot cars are scheduled to be delivered in the spring of 2015, followed by
comprehensive testing of the pilot cars on the BART system. The delivery of the
765 remaining production series cars is expected to follow between early 2017
and 2021.
Bombardier is transforming how people get around every day. Worldwide, more than
seven billion trips are taken on Bombardier metro cars every year in cities
including Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto and Mexico City as well as London,
Paris, Berlin, Delhi and Shanghai. Bombardier's current metro car orders in
North America include 714 new cars for Chicago, 468 cars for Montreal, 420 cars
for Toronto and 300 cars for New York.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the
broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and
services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4
technologies - built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and
ecology - conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance for operators and passengers. Bombardier Transportation is
headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and has a very diverse customer base with
products or services in more than 60 countries. It has an installed base of over
100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America Indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, we
posted revenues of $16.8 billion. News and information are available at
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