Eurotunnel entrusts the mid-life renovation of its Passenger Shuttles to Bombardier Transportation
March 20 2019 - 3:30AM
As part of the 2018-2026 mid-life programme, Eurotunnel is signing
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 7 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.1 Who 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 39,850 people and its products and services operate in over
60 countries.
About Bombardier
With over 69,500 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, 2017, Bombardier posted revenues of $16.2
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