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40 additional Euroduplex train sets for SNCF
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atrick Kron, chairman and CEO of Alstom, has declared his great satisfaction at the SNCF’s signing of the contract option for 40 additional double-deck Euroduplex very high-speed trains. The 40 trains are in addition to the firm tranche of 55 Euroduplex train sets currently under construction, the first of which entered commercial service on 11 December 2011 on the new Rhine-Rhòne high speed line with the last units being delivered mid-2015. The additional train sets will be delivered from 2015. Their manufacture will contribute to the workload of Alstom Transport’s La Rochelle site which builds the passenger cars as well as the workload of other sites in France: Belfort (locomotives), Reichshoffen (end cars), Le Creusot (bogies), Ornans (traction systems), Le Petit Quevilly (locomotive transformers), Tarbes (electrical units and traction equipment) and Villeurbanne (electronic control systems). Visit: www.alstom.com
Bombardier wins order to supply trains for northern Germany
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ombardier Transportation will deliver 16 BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario multiple units to Deutsche Bahn AG for operation on the KielHamburg and Flensburg-Hamburg railway lines. The order is valued at approximately €160 million and is part of a framework agreement between Bombardier and DB AG from December 2008.
DB AG has already ordered 135 of the variable double-deck coaches for intercity transport as well as 18 intermediate coaches and three doubledeck power cars for regional services. “Bombardier’s innovative TWINDEXX Vario trains have proven themselves over many years of service,” said Michael Clausecker, chairman of the management board, Bombardier Transportation Germany. “With this order, we will be supplying Deutsche Bahn with the 2000th of these modern double-deck coaches. Their variability in length, configuration and interior design is one of the key reasons for our trains’ great success.” Visit: www.bombardier.com
HS1 LTD and Network Rail agree new deal
Arriva Danmark extend rail contract in Jutland
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rriva Danmark has extended its contract to operate the Vestbanen train operation in western Jutland. To help attract new passengers from outlying areas the Region of Southern Denmark has invested DKK 47 million (€6.3m) on upgrading the railway line and DKK 58 million (€7.8m) on two new Lint 41 trains which will be painted in Arriva livery. As part of the contract Arriva Danmark is responsible for maintaining the tracks, signals, platforms and station buildings and traffic management. Arriva Danmark managing director Thomas Øster said: “It is a very forward-looking agreement. For the first time we can explore using our Vestbanen train fleet more effectively to complement our existing rail services in central and western Jutland.” Visit: www.arriva.co.uk
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S1 Ltd, the owners of the UK’s first and only high-speed railway, and Network Rail have signed a new deal, extending Network Rail’s contract to operate and maintain High-Speed 1 until at least 2025. Nicola Shaw, chief executive, HS1 Ltd, said: “We conducted an extensive market review and knew that we had alternatives. However the quality of delivery from Network Rail (CTRL) has been good over the last few years and this deal offered real benefits to us and to our customers. We’ve now got a decade of certainty on which to work together to improve the line even further and to welcome more growth.” Visit: www.networkrail.com
Vossloh’s order backlog at all-time high
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the close of fiscal 2011, demand for the Vossloh Group’s products and services was higher than ever. In an operationally difficult year the group reached a record order backlog of around €1.5 billion. Especially buoyant was demand for locomotives and the
new light rail vehicles. Werner Andree, Vossloh AG’s CEO, says, “2011 has been a challenging year yet 2012 will see Vossloh back on the growth track. This and next year sales and earnings are set to resurge. With our tall order backlog we have laid the groundwork.” In 2011 and after years of above-average growth, the Vossloh Group suffered
setbacks in sales and EBIT. This was mainly due to project delays in China, a suspension of shipments to Libya, and weak demand from several European markets. Year-on-year sales fell 11.4 per cent to €1197.2 million, the decline at the Rail Infrastructure division being somewhat steeper than at the Transportation. Visit: www.vossloh.com Industry Europe 11
