A consortium comprising
Siemens Transportation Systemsand
Bombardier Transportationhas received an order worth €189m (approximately £153.7m) from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for the supply of 121 low-floor intermediate double-deck coaches.
The contract, worth €122m (£99m) to Siemens and €67m (£54.5m) to Bombardier, includes options for 40 additional coaches.
113 coaches will be delivered to the SBB and eight to the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) between mid-October 2010 and March 2016.
Carbodys will be manufactured by Siemens in
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