Bombardier Wins Fleet Maintenance Contract with Virgin Trains for West Coast Franchise
June 20 2014 - 5:06AM
Marketwired
Bombardier Wins Fleet Maintenance Contract with Virgin Trains for
West Coast Franchise
Contract builds on successful relationship with Virgin to extend
maintenance of Voyager fleet operating on West Coast to March
2019
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Jun 20, 2014) - Rail
technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract
with Virgin Trains to extend the provision of maintenance of its
Super Voyager fleet operating on the UK's West Coast main line to
March 2019. The contract is valued at approximately £103 million
GBP (129 million euro, $175 million US).
Following the decision by the Department for Transport in the UK
to extend the agreement with Virgin Trains for their operation of
the West Coast franchise, Bombardier has signed a contract with
Virgin to provide the ongoing maintenance of its Voyager fleet
until 2019.
The 20 Bombardier Super Voyager trains form an integral part of
Virgin's West Coast fleet. Bombardier currently maintains the fleet
from its dedicated Central Rivers depot in Burton on Trent,
Staffordshire, which employs approximately 340 people, as well as
other outstations across the network. Under the train service
agreement signed with Virgin, Bombardier supports the fleet on a 24
hours per day, 365 days per year basis.
In addition to its renowned new-build train manufacturing
factory based in Derby, Bombardier Transportation has around 1,600
service employees based at 23 customer locations and sites around
the UK. They are involved in supporting train operators across the
country in delivering maintenance and upgrades which ensure optimum
reliability, efficiency, and longevity for their fleets.
Peter Broadley, Commercial Operations Director, Virgin Trains,
said: "We are delighted to be extending our partnership with
Bombardier, enabling the continuation of many years of successful
fleet performance. Clean, reliable and comfortable trains are
crucial to delivering the amazing experience our customers expect
and Bombardier are critical suppliers in delivering this. We look
forward to working with Bombardier to continue to grow passenger
numbers and customer satisfaction over the coming years on the West
Coast."
Des McKeon, Commercial Director UK, Bombardier Transportation,
added: "The further extension of this key contract endorses yet
again the strong relationship that we have built with our customer,
Virgin Trains. By the end of this extension we will have been
successfully maintaining their trains for nearly 20 years,
delivering excellent performance of the Voyager fleet on the
prestigious West Coast route."
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 Indices. In the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we posted revenues of $18.2
billion. News and information are available at bombardier.com or
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