Bombardier Wins Rolling Stock and Maintenance Contracts for Abellio's East Anglia Franchise in the UK

- AVENTRA vehicles will enable Abellio Greater Anglia to increase frequency and reduce passenger's journey times

- Bombardier maintenance services teams will help ensure more reliable service

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Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has today signed a contract to supply 665 new BOMBARDIER AVENTRA vehicles to Angel Trains, for operation by Abellio on its East Anglia rail franchise in the United Kingdom. The contract signing follows on from Bombardier being named as preferred bidder for this rolling stock order, as announced on 10th August 2016. Bombardier has also signed a separate contract to provide ongoing maintenance services support to Abellio Greater Anglia for the new trains for the duration of the franchise.

The rolling stock contract is valued at approximately GBP 869 million GBP ($1.1 billion US, 1 billion euro) and the maintenance contract, which will run for 7 years (with an option to extend in line with any franchise extensions), is valued at approximately GBP 83 million GBP ($108 million US, 97 million euro).

Per Allmer, President, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Bombardier Transportation, commented, "Our modern AVENTRA platform will greatly improve the journey experience for Abellio Greater Anglia's customers by delivering an enhanced interior environment and passenger comfort together with greater connectivity, shorter journey times and more reliable trains. These important contracts demonstrate Bombardier's ability to deliver high quality, integrated transportation products and services, providing value-adding long-term solutions for our customers. As a modular train, our AVENTRA product family offers maximum flexibility and hence has the capability to serve many different market requirements from metro to intercity, both in the UK and worldwide".

Dominic Booth, MD of Abellio UK, said, "We are pleased to have finalised the agreement with Bombardier as a key part of the largest-ever privately-procured train order in the UK. It will give the people of East Anglia high-quality trains as part of an ambitious transformation of the region's railway. We look forward to working with Bombardier and Angel Trains to deliver the 665 air conditioned Bombardier Aventra train carriages that will greatly improve the journey experience of millions of passengers".