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THE EVOLUTION OF MOBILITY

Today’s rail passengers want it all – sustainable solutions that deliver speed, efficiency, comfort and convenience. Bombardier is showcasing the newest, smartest mass transit, freight transport and e-mobility technologies for fast-growing urban areas as well as for longer journeys.

Bombardier Transportation is a global leader in the railway industry and delivers complete transportation solutions including platform and modular technology designed for urban and mainline operations combined with a comprehensive portfolio of rolling stock, propulsion and control systems, and services for vehicle modernisation and maintenance.

Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company at present operates 64 production and/or engineering sites as well as 19 service centres in 27 countries, with over 100,000 vehicles in operation worldwide. The company’s two production sites in Hungary are key components of the European operation. The refurbishing plant in Dunakeszi revamps and modernises older-generation passenger rail cars, coaches and car transport freight wagons whilst the Mátranovák site manufactures a full range of bogie frames for light trams and trains to heavy locomotives. The newest generation of mobility solutions

Bombardier has focused their portfolio around four pillars: sustainable transport, high-speed journey, urban flow and passenger comfort.

Today only intelligent, efficient and ecofriendly solutions are sustainable modes of transport. Bombardier’s newest generation of FLEXITY 2 trams, TRAXX platform locomotives, energy-saving ECO4 technologies

and their innovative PRIMOVE e-mobility solutions all fulfil these requirements.

High capacity, dynamic and fast performance are equally important. The TWINDEXX Express double-deck intercity trains ramp up both capacity and speed with advanced FLEXX Tronic WAKO bogie technology for accelerating quicker through curves. And for a new sense of very high speed, look no further than the groundbreaking ZEFIRO technology and advanced MITRAC propulsion and FLEXX Speed bogie.

For shorter headways and more frequent service, Bombardier’s proven CITYFLO signalling and rail control systems are ideal. The next-generation of INNOVIA fully automated driverless solutions – monorails, automated people movers and metros – speed up journeys to and from city centres, congested urban areas and at airports.

Seamless connectivity between modes of transport enhances quality of life, letting you travel from home to work, even to the airport, comfortably and enjoyably. Technology that delivers a smooth, quiet ride. Sleek, spacious interiors equipped for both work and play. And fleet management services that ensure unparalleled availability.

At Bombardier Transportation, they call it ‘The Evolution of Mobility’. Latest developments

One of Bombardier’s latest developments, the ZEFIRO high speed train family is the culmination of the company’s long-standing reputation in this market segment. Developed for speeds between 250 and 380 km/h, ZEFIRO offers the highest levels of comfort and capacity, low operating costs and diverse application options for different countries and railway networks.

Following the success of the ZEFIRO 250 sleeper trains in China, the Chinese Ministry of Railways (MOR) placed an additional order for 40 high-speed trains in July 2010, this time for a non-sleeper version. In September 2009, BST also won another groundbreaking

contract to supply the MOR with 80 ZEFIRO 380 (1,120 cars) very high speed trains.

One year later, in September 2010, Bombardier has been awarded a contract to deliver 50 V300ZEFIRO trainsets, a model of the BOMBARDIER ZEFIRO high speed family, to Trenitalia (Italian Railways). The V300ZEFIRO is being developed with a strategic partner and has a service speed of up to 360 km/h.

The ground-breaking FLEXX Tronic WAKO system is the newest development in Bombardier’s FLEXX Tronic platform. It builds on the company’s 20 years of experience with active suspension technology.

FLEXX Tronic WAKO technology enables higher speeds with increased passenger comfort on curved tracks. This innovative mechatronic solution compensates for a train car body’s natural roll movement. In this way, it overcomes the limitations of conventional bogies such as passive steering and suspension components.

Integrated into the existing secondary suspension, this innovative system compen-

sates for the car body’s natural roll movement. It increases curve speeds by up to 15 per cent, reducing both travel times and infrastructure investment.

“The state-of-the-art TWINDEXX doubledeck trains that we deliver to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will incorporate this technology,” confirms Mr Kurt Lievens, managing director of Bombardier Transportation Hungary. “Two prototype bogies equipped with the FLEXX Tronic WAKO system passed static tests and are currently undergoing dynamic tests while running on SBB lines.”

Strong vision

Mr Lievens shares Bombardier’s strong vision for the future of the company: “Bombardier is exploring the business of electric mobility further, as we strongly believe that e-mobility represents the future for all types of ground-based transportation. This does not imply that Bombardier will start manufacturing buses, or any other type of non-rail vehicles, but this new e-mobility technology will be commercialised beyond the rail industry. Commercial operation for buses is due to start at the beginning of 2013. We have signed a first agreement for commercial operation with the city of Braunschweig, Germany. For trams, we are currently offering this technology in our bids.

“The Evolution of Mobility is the future of mobility. We are showcasing the newest, smartest mass transit, freight transport and e-mobility technologies for fast-growing urban areas and longer journeys, too. Delivering what forward-looking cities, countries and operators need today – sustainable interconnected mobility that gets you where you need to go, efficiently and comfortably – best-fit mobility solutions that overcome crippling traffic, restore freedom of movement and help cities breathe worldwide. From monorails and metro systems, to double deck vehicles, very high speed trains and next-generation solutions for electric and diesel locomotives – our newest products are ready now.” n