BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION and Brussels Transport Company STIB : Bombardier fornirà altri 65 tram FLEXITY Outlook a Bruxelles

Bombardier fornirà altri 65 tram FLEXITY Outlook a Bruxelles. La STIB possiede ormai la più importante flotta di tram dello stesso tipo al mondo

Bombardier fornirà altri 65 tram FLEXITY Outlook a Bruxelles

La STIB possiede ormai la più importante flotta di tram dello stesso tipo al mondo

BERLINO--(Marketwire - 28 ottobre 2010) - L'azienda di trasporti di Bruxelles (Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles - STIB) ha confermato l'acquisto di 65 tram bidirezionali BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Outlook. Tale conferma, il cui valore ammonta a 170 milioni di euro (235 milioni di dollari USA), deriva da due contratti sottoscritti nel 2008. Le consegne di questi tram, dotati di pianale integralmente ribassato, saranno distribuite tra gennaio 2013 e fine aprile 2015.

I tram,di cui 46 con una lunghezza di 32 m e 19 con una lunghezza di 43,4 m, sono dotati del sistema di propulsione e controllo BOMBARDIER MITRAC, estremamente affidabile. They will be manufactured at Bombardier's Bruges site in Belgium, while the bogies will be produced at the Siegen facility in Germany.

Bombardier received its first order from STIB for 46 FLEXITY Outlook trams in October 2003. The first option order for a further 22 vehicles in September 2005, the second follow-on order in January 2008 for 87 additional vehicles and today's confirmation order for 65 vehicles bring the total number of trams ordered from Bombardier for Brussel to 220 trams. This means that STIB now has the largest tram fleet of one vehicle type worldwide.

Alain Flausch, Chief Executive Officer, STIB, stated: "By confirming today this 65 FLEXITY Outlook vehicles order, we aim to reach our strategic objective of acquiring and operating, under competitive terms, a homogeneous fleet of a quality light rail vehicle which has received strong appreciation from our clients" The supervising Minister, Brigitte Grouwels, also fully supports the purchasing programme of vehicles which will provide extra capacity on the STIB network.

"This order confirms STIB's satisfaction with the quality and performance of the FLEXITY trams supplied. We are proud to be able to deliver sixty-five additional vehicles to Brussels and provide STIB with the largest fleet of a single type of trams worldwide," commented Germar Wacker, President, Light Rail Vehicles, Bombardier Transportation.

In 2007 Design Flanders awarded a Henry van de Velde Label 2007 to the FLEXITY Outlook tram and from January 21 to March 21, 2009 two Brussels trams successfully operated in Vancouver during the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games transporting over 550,000 people.

More than 1,500 FLEXITY vehicles are already in successful revenueservice. Overall Bombardier now has more than 3,000 trams and light rail vehicles operating or on order in cities across Europe, Australia and North America.

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. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in Berlin, Germany and has a presence in over 60 countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.

About Bombardier

A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2010, were $19.4 billion US, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com

About the STIB

The largest Belgian urban public transport company, Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles, serves the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region as well as 11 other outlying municipalities. It covers a surface area of 241.5 km2 and provides transport for a population of over 1,100,000 inhabitants and thousands of commuters. STIB network has 4 metro lines, 19 tram lines, 50 bus lines and 11 night bus lines. In 2009, about 290,6 million people chose public transport to get around the capital. Between 1999 and 2009, the number of STIB customers increased by 80%. This spectacular progress is almost unique in Europe.

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Contacts:
Bombardier Transportation: North America: +1 450 441 3007
Canada: Marc-Andre Lefebvre
[email protected]
USA: Maryanne Roberts
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Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central
and Eastern Europe: +49 30 98607 1134
Heiner Spannuth, [email protected]

Nordic Countries: +46 10 852 5062
Jonny Hedberg, [email protected]

Russia: +7 495 775 1830
Alexander Bocharov
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UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, other countries:
+44 1332 266470
Neil Harvey, [email protected]

Benelux: +49 30 98607 1141
Janet Olthof, [email protected]

France: +33 6 07 78 95 38
Anne Froger, [email protected]

South Europe, Brazil and India: +35 1 919 693 728
Luis Ramos, [email protected]

STIB: An Van hamme: + 32 2 515 20 56
[email protected]
Francoise Ledune:+32 496 21 40 24

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