Bombardier wins contract to supply and maintain 18 FLEXITY trams for Wiener Lokalbahnen
December 20 2018 - 6:30AM
Global mobility solution provider Bombardier Transportation and
Wiener Lokalbahnen have signed a contract to supply 18 FLEXITY
trams to Vienna, including the FlexCare maintenance management
system over 24 years. The contract is valued at approximately 94
million euro ($107 million US). It includes an option for an
additional 16 vehicles and an additional eight years of servicing
and maintenance.
The trams will be developed at Bombardier's global competence
centre for trams and light rail vehicles in Vienna. The first
vehicles are to be commissioned successively from 2021 and will
replace the old TW100-type vehicles.
"Wiener Lokalbahnen wanted a modern, barrier-free and
environmentally friendly vehicle to provide Badner Bahn passengers
with the highest possible comfort. We are delighted to have found a
very experienced and competent partner in Bombardier", said Monika
Unterholzner, Managing Director of Wiener Lokalbahnen.
“We offered a very sustainable mobility solution with clear
benefits for passengers, as well as our customer. Passengers of the
new FLEXITY vehicles can look forward to more comfort,
innovative design and the highest safety standards. With the
24-year FlexCare maintenance package, we guarantee efficient, safe
and reliable operation of a durable tram in the future”,
added Christian Diewald, Managing Director of Bombardier
Transportation in Austria.
Passengers who depend on the connection between the outskirts of
Vienna and the city centre can continue to enjoy Bombardier’s
customary high quality, comfort, accessibility and modern
equipment.
Bombardier's FlexCare maintenance system is easy to integrate
into existing maintenance processes and allows customers to perform
maintenance at their own facilities under the overall maintenance
management responsibility of Bombardier. In addition to ensuring
high availability and reliability, this maintenance management
system also guarantees cost security over the entire term of the
contract.
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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 39,850 people and
its products and services operate in over 60 countries.
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ended December 31, 2017, Bombardier posted revenues of $16.2
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