Bombardier wins London Underground CBTC contract

Bombardier Transportation announced Tuesday that it has won a major contract, worth $577 million, for an automatic train control signaling upgrade for London Underground. Bombardier will provide its CITYFLO 650 ATC system, a communication-based train control (CBTC) technology similar to that running successfully on the Madrid Metro.

Bombardier said the full scope of the contract is for the signaling renewal and provision of an ATC system for four sub-surface lines (Metropolitan District, Circle, Hammersmith, and City).

Bombardier will equip the 68 miles of track (28 miles in tunnels), 113 stations, 191 trainsets, 49 maintenance-of-way trains, and six heritage trains by 2018, followed by a two-year warranty period. The main project office will be in London, with Bombardier sites in Bangkok, Helsinki, Madrid, Pittsburgh, and the British cities of Plymouth, Derby, and Reading providing much of the product supply and associated engineering works.

Andre Navarri, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Transportation, commented: “Bombardier’s groundbreaking CBTC technology is installed globally on 13 systems and is proven to significantly increase capacity and quality of service for our customers. We are very pleased to be awarded this new contract by London Underground and look forward to working together on this exciting project to improve the transport network for hundreds of thousands of passengers.”