Bombardier VLocity DMU Cars Boost Fleet in Australia
November 30 2012 - 4:50AM
Marketwired
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) has ordered 40 additional Diesel
Multiple Unit (DMU) cars of the successful VLocity design from rail
technology leader Bombardier Transportation. The order is valued at
approximately $206 million AUD (166 million euro, $198 million
US).
Bombardier will provide 19 additional intermediate cars to
convert existing two-car train sets to three-cars sets and supply
seven additional new three-car train sets. This will result in a
total fleet of 58 three-car Bombardier VLocity trains.
Operated by V/Line Passenger, the VLocity fleet has been in
service since 2005 linking regional centres to Melbourne. In that
time, the VLocity trains have contributed to a 120 per cent
patronage increase thanks to their 160 km/h performance and
passenger comfort as well as their class leading levels of
reliability and availability. The VLocity DMUs have been designed
in Australia and are manufactured at Bombardier's Dandenong site.
The trains feature the BOMBARDIER MITRAC control system and
Bombardier-built bogies as well as up to 70 per cent local content
including the stainless steel carbodies.
"The VLocity fleet has provided excellent service for the people
of regional Victoria," said Ian Dobbs, Chief Executive Officer of
PTV. He added: "Increasing the fleet will allow greater capacity on
our regional network as we get ready for the opening of the
Regional Rail Link in 2016."
The Regional Rail Link will create capacity for an extra 23
suburban and 10 regional services during each morning and evening
at peak times, allowing an extra 54,000 passenger trips each
day.
Dan Osborne, Managing Director, Bombardier Transportation
Australia, added: "PTV's decision to purchase more VLocity units
further reinforces the excellent performance of the VLocity fleet.
These vehicles are designed and built in Australia using local
expertise and the local supply chain."
In order to sustain economic growth while ensuring the health
and quality of life of citizens, cities the world over are looking
for smarter and more environmentally friendly forms of mass transit
compared to the historic dependence on individual car
transportation. Bombardier Transportation is at the forefront of
developing cost-effective technologies that improve total vehicle
performance to move more people and goods than ever before
efficiently within and between urban centres.
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. In Australia, Bombardier is currently
manufacturing trams for the Melbourne network and electric suburban
trains for the modernisation of the Adelaide fleet. The company is
a member of the GoldLinQ consortium, supplying trams, signalling
and system integration to the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project as
part of a turnkey system contract. Bombardier also maintains fleets
in Victoria and South Australia and, in a joint venture, is
supplying and maintaining Perth's suburban train fleet in Western
Australia. Bombardier employs over 700 people in Australia.
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 Montreal, 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, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3
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