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12/14/2005
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Bombardier/ALSTOM consortium to build 90 double-deck cars for Belgian railway
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The Belgian National Railways (SNCB) recently ordered an additional 90 M6 double-deck coaches from a Bombardier Transportation/ALSTOM Transport consortium.
SNCB is exercising an option on a 1999 contract for 210 double-deck cars. In 2004, the agency ordered an additional 70 cars from Bombardier and ALSTOM.
Under its $108 million portion of the $199 million contract, Bombardier will build 18 control cars, assemble 72 trailer cars and manufacture bogies.
The vehicles will be delivered between January 2008 and April 2009.
SNCB is exercising an option on a 1999 contract for 210 double-deck cars. In 2004, the agency ordered an additional 70 cars from Bombardier and ALSTOM.
Under its $108 million portion of the $199 million contract, Bombardier will build 18 control cars, assemble 72 trailer cars and manufacture bogies.
The vehicles will be delivered between January 2008 and April 2009.
