ROBtv......billion dollar orderOld news is good news ?......... Bombardier to sell 500 trains in France.
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03:04 EDT Friday, September 07, 2001
Bombardier Inc. has won a bid to supply 500 train sets to France's state-owned railway operator, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fers Français. The railway said in a statement yesterday that it plans to order the trains by the end of the year. Bombardier Transportation spokeswoman Lydia Dufresne said the contract has not been signed yet, so it is not clear how many cars will be in each train set or how much the deal is worth. SNCF said the trains will be able to carry 160 passengers and will be used on regional lines starting in the first quarter of 2004.
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