{"id":4208,"date":"2019-04-05T08:17:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T13:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4208"},"modified":"2019-04-05T08:17:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T13:17:50","slug":"bombardier-signs-contract-to-upgrade-trains-for-queensland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4208","title":{"rendered":"Bombardier Signs Contract to Upgrade Trains for Queensland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bombardier to lead a $361 million AUD design change programme requested by the Queensland Government<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Bombardier to leverage local supply chain to improve fleet\u2019s accessibility and passenger experience<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobility technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today \nan order from the Queensland Government to deliver modifications to the \nNew Generation Rollingstock (NGR) trains currently being introduced to \nthe South-East Queensland rail network. The order has been signed on \nMarch 29<sup>th<\/sup>. The total value of the contract is approximately \n$361 million AUD ($255 million US, 228 million euro) which includes \ndesign and delivery, as well as ongoing maintenance, over the remaining \nterm of the public-private partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBombardier is proud to partner with Queensland Government to deliver\n the new generation trains to the passenger rail network. This variation\n order is an important request from our customer, and we will continue \nto work closely with them to deliver the NGR project in line with the \nenhanced specifications set out by the Queensland Government,\u201d said Paul\n Brown, Bombardier Transportation\u2019s Project Director for the Queensland \nNew Generation Rollingstock project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bombardier is leading the Qtectic consortium contracted to deliver \nthe NGR project and will undertake the work to modify the trains in line\n with the government\u2019s revised design specifications with industry \npartner Downer EDI. The agreement between Bombardier and the Queensland \nDepartment of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will see the previously \napproved toilet modules upgraded for improved disability access. The \nchanges will also include an additional module added to each six-car \ntrain to provide improved access for passengers with limited mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The significance of the NGR project in Queensland cannot be \nunderstated,\u201d affirmed Wendy McMillan, President, Southeast Asia and \nAustralia at Bombardier Transportation. \u201cWith 70 percent of Queensland\u2019s\n future population growth targeted in the South-East region, the NGR \nfleet will bring a significant 26 percent capacity increase to the \nSouth-East Queensland rail network to meet the growing demand for rail \nservices. It\u2019s a game-changing project for Queensland and Bombardier is \nproud to be delivering it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Features of the new trains include capacity for 964 passengers in \neach six-car train, onboard WiFi, CCTV throughout the train, LCD \ninfotainment displays, toilet modules, 12 allocated spaces for mobility \naids and more enhancements to the passenger experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bombardier has created more than 2,000 local jobs across the industry\n and supply chain throughout this project. The design and toilet \nmodification activities will support a further 100 local jobs at \nDowner\u2019s Maryborough facility in addition to the 145 current Bombardier \nemployees at the Wulkuraka Maintenance Facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $4.4 billion AUD NGR project is being delivered under a \npublic-private partnership with the Queensland Government and was \nawarded to Qtectic, comprising Bombardier Transportation, John Laing, \nItochu and Aberdeen Standard Investments. The project includes the \ndesign and delivery of 75 new passenger trains, construction of a new \nmaintenance centre at Wulkuraka, Ipswich and 32-years of fleet \nmaintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Bombardier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 68,000 employees across  four business segments, Bombardier is a global leader in the  transportation industry, creating innovative and game-changing planes  and trains. Our products and services provide world-class transportation  experiences that set new standards in passenger comfort, energy  efficiency, reliability and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Queensland.jpeg?fit=640%2C426\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" width=\"597\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Queensland.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Queensland-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Queensland-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Queensland-1024x682.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobility technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today an order from the Queensland Government to deliver modifications to the New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) trains currently being introduced to the South-East Queensland rail network. The order has been signed on March 29th. The total value of the contract is approximately $361 million AUD ($255 million US, 228 million euro) which includes design and delivery, as well as ongoing maintenance, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2203,1210,1397,4017,868],"tags":[4020,1480,52,3038,430,1782,1635,1350,4024,3068,2916,2665,1483,1182,688,1681,3874,2510,4023,3113,1936,718,412,1685,3234,4021,4018,2902,4022,4019,1993,1093,2718,1691,1658,2904,4025],"class_list":["post-4208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-news","category-railroad-news","category-stock-news","category-train-news","category-transportation-news","tag-accessibility","tag-australia","tag-bombardier","tag-consortium","tag-contract","tag-delivery","tag-department","tag-design","tag-downer","tag-east","tag-experience","tag-facility","tag-fleet","tag-generation","tag-government","tag-industry","tag-leader","tag-maintenance","tag-maryborough","tag-mobility","tag-network","tag-new","tag-news","tag-passenger","tag-project","tag-qtectic","tag-queensland","tag-rail","tag-roads","tag-rollingstock","tag-south","tag-technology","tag-train","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-upgrade","tag-wulkuraka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4208"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4211,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208\/revisions\/4211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}