Under the terms of the contract, Bombardier will design and supply system-wide electrical and mechanical elements for the 24 km, 17 station Innovia system, including 54 seven-car trains (378 cars) with automatic train control technology for driverless operation, as well as provide project management, systems engineering, testing, signalling and commissioning for the new trains.Įngineering, design and testing for the Monorail vehicles will be based out of Bombardier's site in Kingston, Canada. The consortium on the project, otherwise known as the Eastern Express Monorail Consortium, is led by Brazilian civil contractor Queiroz Galvao and includes construction firm Construtora OAS and Bombardier, as the electrical and mechanical equipment supplier. This journey, which currently takes almost two hours, will last approximately 50 minutes on the Innovia Monorail system, benefiting 500,000 users daily. The new line, known as Expresso Tiradentes, will serve as an extension of the Sao Paulo Metro Line 2 and will have the capacity to transport 40,000 passengers per hour, per direction between the Vila Prudente and Cidade Tiradentes urbanizations. We are confident that this new inter-terminal transit system will fully satisfy the demanding requirements of Gatwick Airport and we look forward to supporting the Airport to sustain and enhance world class operations throughout the life of the renewed system.”īombardier says it has supplied its INNOVIA automated people mover technology to all three of London’s international airports: Gatwick, Heathrow, and Stansted.Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B), alongside two partners, said Monday it has won an order to design, supply and install a 24 kilometre Bombardier Innovia Monorail 300 system for Metro Sao Paulo, with a contract value worth US$1.44 billion. Our proven INNOVIA APM 100 systems consistently surpass availability levels of 99% in airports all over the world. Serge Van Themsche, vice president, EMEA, of Bombardier Transportation Systems Division, said, “We are delighted to present our Gatwick Airport customer with the keys to their new transit system. Bombardier also supplied the previous inter-terminal transit system in 1987. The INNOVIA APM 100 vehicles have replaced the Airport’s original fleet and will operate on the existing elevated guideway that connects the North and South terminals. Bombardier’s upgrade work included the supply of its INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover system, including six APM vehicles and all of the electrical and mechanical equipment for the 1.2-kilometer (0-75-mile) dual-lane system.īombardier’s Pittsburgh facility designed and supplied the new driverless vehicles, automatic train control, communications and power distribution system, and station platform doors, as well as project management, systems engineering and integration, and test and commissioning. ‘New Name, New Direction’ for Transit in Allegheny County, PAīombardier Transportation Wednesday presented the ceremonial keys to the chief executive officer of London Gatwick Airport, signifying completion of the upgrade project for the inter-terminal transit system, which will commence passenger services Thursday.Amtrak Delivers: Top Workplace for New Grads, Donations.Settled: Amtrak Cascades Derailment Case.Transit Briefs: CTA, LACMTA, MARTA, NYMTA.June 2022 Railway Age Digital Edition On Line.Transit Briefs: Amtrak, APTA, HART, TransLink.RFP Released for NY Penn Station Reconstruction.Next Step in Gulf Coast Case: Mediation.
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