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• BLS AG awarded a $74 million contract to a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport for 13 four-car commuter trains

  - 2006-12-01

  BLS AG awarded a $74 million contract to a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport for 13 four-car commuter trains. The contract includes a 20-car option, which, if exercised, will increase the order value to $182 million. Bombardier will build the cars in Villeneuve, Switzerland; Alstom will supply traction...

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• Bombardier Statement in Response to Alstom's Demand for Suspension of a Contract Awarded to Bombardier.

  - 2006-11-02

  BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov 2, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- In response to legal proceedings initiated by Alstom against the decision by SNCF, French National Railways, to award Bombardier Transportation France a contract to supply future Ile-de-France BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov 2, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX --...

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• Union Switch & Signal

  - 2005-01-01

  John Donlon has been appointed Union Switch & Signal's VP-sales and marketing, responsible for implementing strategic initiatives to increase sales and expanding market opportunities. Donlon most recently served as CEO of Image Guide, Inc., a GE Medical Systems-funded start-up company in the process of commercializing image-guided robotic surgery systems. He...

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• Bids have been submitted by Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, and Siemens to supply 40 locomotives to B-Cargo, the railfreight division of Belgian National Railways

  - 2005-01-01

  Bids have been submitted by Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, and Siemens to supply 40 locomotives to B-Cargo, the railfreight division of Belgian National Railways SNCB. The order is likely to be worth about 150 million [euro].

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• Belgian National Railways has awarded a 179 million [euro] contract to Bombardier Transportation in partnership with Alstom for the construction of 70 double-deck passenger coaches

  - 2004-11-01

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• Belgian National Railways has sent a letter of intent to Bombardier Transportation in partnership with Alstom to supply a further 70 double-deck M6 passenger coaches

  - 2004-09-01

  Belgian National Railways has sent a letter of intent to Bombardier Transportation in partnership with Alstom to supply a further 70 double-deck M6 passenger coaches. The fleet, costing 179 million [euro], will comprise 19 first class and 51 second class coaches.

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• Alstom rescue plan delayed by partnerships clause

  - 2004-05-22

  PARIS AFP ? A rescue plan for engineering group Alstom, worked out by EU and French officials in Brussels at the beginning of the week, remained the subject of tough negotiations this weekend over the fine print on partnerships. At issue are sensitive principles concerning the extent to which...

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• Acela express dispute settled

  - 2004-04-01

  AMTRAK and a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom have reached an out-of-court settlement of their legal dispute dating from November 2001 involving the $US 1.2 billion procurement of 20 Acela Express high-speed trains and 15 electric locomotives for operation on the Northeast Corridor linking Boston, New York, mid Washington...

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• A rough ride for transit? Soaring government deficits threaten to shrink service and delay some capital programs, though probably not for long - 2003 Passenger Rail Outlook

  - 2003-01-01

  Tumbling tax revenues at every level of government have created a fiscal crisis that leaves no public service untouched, including transit. The new year will see a tightening squeeze on operations. Capital spending on heavy, light, and commuter rail will remain at an annual rate of more than $6 billion,...

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• A consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom LHB - Briefs: Germany - Brief Article

  - 2003-01-01

  A consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Alstom LHB was awarded a $60 million contract by Hamburger Hochbahn AG for 15 four-car Type DT4.6 metro cars for the city of Hamburg.Bombardier's Manuheim, Germany, plant will supply electrical equipment, including traction motors; Alstom's Salzgitter, Germany, facility will supply carbodies, trucks, and brake...

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