As part of the 2018-2026 mid-life programme, Eurotunnel signed a
contract with Bombardier Transportation to renovate nine “PAX”
Shuttles. Composed in total of 254 wagons, each 800-meter long
shuttle is made up for passengers’ vehicles with passengers
remaining in their vehicles during for the 35-minute Channel
crossing. In the 25-year period since the opening of the Channel
Tunnel, these Shuttles have each travelled an average of 300 round
trips per month and have enabled over 236 million passengers to
travel very comfortably between France and Great-Britain.
The contract is valued at €150 million ($171 million) over a
period of seven years. Deliveries of the newly refurbished Shuttles
will start in mid-2022 and continue until mid-2026.
Teams from Bombardier France and Belgium1 originally designed
and built these unique vehicles in the 90’s and launched
Bombardier’s activities in France. This year, the company
celebrates 30 years since its establishment at the Crespin facility
in the Hauts-de-France Region.
1Who won the historic cross-Channel Fixed Link contract as a
member of the Euroshuttle Wagon Group consortium
“Mobility technology leader Bombardier brings its expertise and
experience to Eurotunnel to renovate the shuttles it uses in the
Channel Tunnel. This project, the largest in Europe in terms of
scope and ambition, marks a milestone in the development of our
refurbishment activities and places Bombardier as the leader of
this market in France. As well as their own know-how, our French
teams will be able to tap into the overall engineering expertise
and processes across the Bombardier group to make a success of this
unique project,” said Laurent Bouyer, President of
Bombardier Transportation France.
“Eurotunnel has chosen to put its trust in Bombardier
Transportation for the renovation of its Passenger Shuttles. We are
celebrating 25 years of operation of these unique Shuttles that
were built 30 years ago. This strategic investment, our most
important in 25 years, allows Eurotunnel to maintain the highest
level of quality service and to affirm trust in its long-term
perspectives,” said François Gauthey, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer of the Group.
Bombardier will be responsible for the renovation of 26 wagons
on each of the nine Shuttles, including 12 single-deck carriages
for coaches, minibuses, caravans and vehicles over 1.85 meters
high, 12 double-deck carriages for cars and motorcycles, and 2
double-deck loader wagons, in addition to two spare loader wagons.
As project technical advisor, Bombardier will lead the integration
and renovation operations except for the single-deck loaders and
will lead on engineering design and procurement for onboard
equipment.
Eurotunnel will undertake design and procurement of key
equipment such as brakes, doors, fire doors, fire detection, HVAC
and the double-deck loaders. Eurotunnel will manage the
homologation process of the renovated Shuttles with the appropriate
authorities. Bombardier will provide the technical support to
prepare the required documentation.
About EurotunnelEurotunnel, a subsidiary of
Getlink SE, manages the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and
operations Truck and Passenger Le Shuttle services (cars and
coaches) between Folkestone, UK and Calais, France. Eurotunnel
holds the Channel Tunnel concession until 2086 and remains the
fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly
way to cross the Channel. In 25 years, more than 430 million people
and 86 million vehicles have travelled through the Tunnel. This
unique land link has become a vital link between the United-Kingdom
and continental Europe. https://www.getlinkgroup.com
About Bombardier Transport France
Renowned as France's first industrial rail site, about 2,000
people work on Bombardier's facility in Crespin (Nord), including
500 engineers and managers. The company designs, builds and
commissions different types of equipment and is specialized in
double deck platforms. Supporting operators, specialized Bombardier
teams optimize maintenance and fleet management through predictive
maintenance and renovate rolling stock such as the Lille and
Grenoble tramways, the Lyons metro and regional trains for the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Three emblematic projects are now in
production: 1) OMNEO (in the Premium and Regio 2N regional
versions) is an extra-capacity, double-deck train for the various
French regions, which ordered 401 train sets in a contract signed
in 2010. 2) Francilien is an ultra-modern commuter train for
Greater Paris. Île-de-France Mobilités has ordered 313 trains.
Operating since December 2009, it is the best performing train of
the SNCF Transilien network, servicing the P, L, J, K and H lines
3) RER NG, under a contract signed in 2017 as part of a consortium
for Île-de-France Mobilités, will operate on the E and D lines of
the RER
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is a global mobility solution provider
leading the way with the rail industry’s broadest portfolio. It
covers the full spectrum of solutions, ranging from trains to
sub-systems and signalling to complete turnkey transport systems,
e-mobility technology and data-driven maintenance services.
Combining technology and performance with empathy, Bombardier
Transportation continuously breaks new ground in sustainable
mobility by providing integrated solutions that create substantial
benefits for operators, passengers and the environment.
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs
around 40,650 people and its products and services operate in over
60 countries.
About Bombardier
With over 68,000 employees across four business segments,
Bombardier is a global leader in the transportation industry,
creating innovative and game-changing planes and trains. Our
products and services provide world-class transportation
experiences that set new standards in passenger comfort, energy
efficiency, reliability and safety.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Bombardier has production and
engineering sites in 28 countries across the segments of
Transportation, Business Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft and
Aerostructures and Engineering Services. Bombardier shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). In the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2018, Bombardier posted revenues of $16.2
billion US. The company is recognized on the 2019 Global 100 Most
Sustainable Corporations in the World Index. News and information
are available at bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter
@Bombardier.
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