Bombardier and Alstom Consortium Awarded a 128 Million Euro Order from the Belgian National Railways

72 Additional M6 Double-deck Cars to Be Delivered to the SNCB

The consortium Bombardier Transportation and Alstom Transport have signed a contract for 72 M6 double-deck cars with the Belgian National Railways (SNCB). The total contract value is approximately 128 million euros ($176 million US) with shares of around 50% for each partner. Deliveries are scheduled to take place from April 2010 until March 2011.

With this fourth follow-on order from a contract awarded in 1999, the total amount of M6 double-deck cars will reach 492 units (approximately 64,000 seats). The M6 double-deck cars are mostly used on the main lines of the Belgian railways network and operate at maximum speeds of 160 kph.