Bombardier signs pact with Polish Railway Lines
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefBombardier Transportation said Wednesday it has signed a four-year agreement with PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA, the Polish Railway Lines Administration, for the delivery of its rail traffic control equipment and spare parts to the Polish rail network, worth $11 million.
The contract calls for Bombardier to deliver its EBI Track train detection and axle counter units, EBI Switch point machine, EBI Light signal, and EBI Gate level crossing systems and relays, as well as spare parts for its previously installed EBI Lock 850 and 950 computer-based interlocking (CBI) and EBI Gate systems.
The equipment will be delivered to PKP from 2012 until the end of 2015. The system will be delivered by the Bombardier Transportation Rail Control Solutions site in Katowice, Poland with some spare parts from Sweden.
Bombardier Transportation President Rail Control Solutions Peter Cedervall, said: “Our systems are well proven in Poland, and around the world, and this order is further testament to our customer’s confidence in our technology. With an agreement for four years, this is a further important contract for our Polish operations and for Bombardier Rail Control Solutions globally.”
