Bombardier to Supply 30 Additional Regio 2N Double-Deck EMUs in France
December 23 2013 - 7:06AM
Marketwired
Bombardier to Supply 30 Additional Regio 2N Double-Deck EMUs in
France
- Order is part of the Regio 2N contract with the French
Railways (SNCF) on behalf of the French Regions
- This additional firm order for the regions Picardie,
Midi-Pyrénées and Pays-de-la-Loire brings the total number of Regio
2N trains ordered to date to 159
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Dec 23, 2013) - Rail technology
leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that SNCF has
exercised an option for 30 additional Regio 2N double-deck electric
multiple units. The order, which will be financed by the Regions,
is valued at approximately 277 million euro ($379 million US). It
is part of a 2010 contract with SNCF for up to 860 trains for the
French Regions.
Including this option, nine Regions have ordered a total of 159
Regio 2N EMUs. The delivery of the additional trains will take
place from June 2016 until April 2017.
"The Regions and SNCF are confirming their trust in the
innovative Regio 2N train with this order," said Jean Bergé,
President of Bombardier Transportation France. "Regio 2N is a
technical platform of double-deck trains that is able to meet the
needs of intercity, regional and commuter services. It offers both
exceptional capacity and increased passenger comfort compared to
conventional rail vehicles, encouraging a shift from individual car
to rail travel."
The train with an extra-wide carbody offers improved
accessibility thanks to wide doors, gangways and corridors, large
vestibules and step-free entrances from platform heights of 550
mm.
This train features technical innovations in terms of
reliability, availabililty, and sustainability, while generating
economic benefits, like reduced energy consumption. With this new
order, Regio 2N will be available in a 200 km/h version as well as
in an extra-long 10-car version.
The Regio 2N double-deck EMUs were created by Bombardier teams
in Crespin, in the Nord-Pas de Calais Region. Bombardier also
designs, builds and tests the vehicles at the site. As the largest
industrial rail site in France and a partner of the Nord-Pas de
Calais Rail Competitivity Cluster, the Crespin site employs 2,000
people, including 500 engineers and managers. It relies upon a wide
network of local suppliers and sub-contractors. Several suppliers
have decided to set up their operations next to Bombardier, in the
Trans Avenir industrial park, strengthening local employment
opportunities and the regional economy.
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 Montréal, 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 bombardier.com or
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BOMBARDIER and ECO4 are trademarks of
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Regio 2N is the trademark of a third party.
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