Bombardier’s Metrolink deal

Posted on 6 Aug 2010 by The Manufacturer

Train maker Bombardier will supply another 14 light rail vehicles for Manchester's Metrolink system.

This option forms part of the contract signed with Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) in April 2007 and is valued at £27m. Bombardier’s share amounts to about £20m. Philip Purdy, GMPTE’s Metrolink director, said: “We are pleased to be ordering a further 14 vehicles in addition to the trams already on order, and of…

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