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Bombardier unit says it wins 1.3-bln-euro contract in China
Berlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 The Berlin-based subsidiary of Canadian group Bombardier said on Monday it had won a 1.3-billion-euro (1.9-billion-dollar) contract for high-speed trains in China. Bombardier Transport said the order covered 20 trains of eight cars and 60 trains with 16 cars, with deliveries scheduled between 2012 and 2014. The trains can reach a maximum speed of 380 kilometres (238 miles) an hour. The company said China wanted to establish 6,000 kilometres of high-speed train transport. Bombardier Transport currently employs more than 3,000 people in China. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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France to spend 7 billion euros on rail freightParis (AFP) Sept 16, 2009 France will invest more than seven billion euros (10 billion dollars) to develop freight transport by rail and reduce road traffic, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said Wednesday. At the crossroads between northern and southern Europe, France plans to nearly double freight transport by 2022, in particular through a system of "rail highways" for truck-carrying trains. "It is ... read more |
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