Bombardier wins UK order for 130 Electrostar cars

Bombardier Transportation yesterday announced that it has secured an additional order, valued at US$296 million, for 130 Electrostar cars for Southern rail in the UK. The new trains, which will augment the operator’s existing fleet of Bombardier’s electric multiple units, will be manufactured in the UK with initial production commencing in the latter half of 2012.
March 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
513 Bombardier Transportation yesterday announced that it has secured an additional order, valued at US$296 million, for 130 Electrostar cars for 4271 Southern Rail in the UK. The new trains, which will augment the operator’s existing fleet of Bombardier’s electric multiple units, will be manufactured in the UK with initial production commencing in the latter half of 2012.

“The contract with Bombardier supports our commitment to the 1837 Department for Transport’s High Level Output Specification for railways (HLOS) enabling us to provide additional capacity, performance and safety to all our passengers,” said Chris Burchell, Southern managing director. “Following a competitive tender process, we found that the Bombardier solution could meet our challenging delivery timetable, was affordable and also offered compatibility with our existing fleet.”

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