Bombardier Transportation
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Siemensannounced recently that their Sprinter consortium has been awarded a contract by the Netherlands Railways (NS) to deliver, 32 four-car and 32 six-car electric multiple units (EMUs).
The total value of this order is approximately €399m. Bombardier’s share of the project is worth approximately €162m, while Siemens’ share is about €237m.
This order covers the first two options of the initial contract signed in 2005, which has a total of five options. In addition, it includes the delivery of a set of strategic spare parts. As the rate of vehicle production has been accelerated, this additional order will be delivered in 13 instead of 32 months, between October 2009 and November 2010.
Bombardier’s manufacturing facilities in
According to Bombardier, the vehicles will extend the commuter service in the western metropolitan area of the
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Where will all the raw materials come from for the manufacturing process? How will they be transported to the factory and what is going to be done with the various scrap and residues?