São Paulo Suburban Network will Upgrade

A consortium including Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a US$276 million contract to modernize 264 commuter rail coaches on 78 trains in São Paulo, Brazil.

December 10, 2007 10:21 am | Last Update: August 1, 2015 10:25 am

A consortium including Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a US$276m contract for the maintenance and refurbishment of the suburban rail network in São Paulo, Brazil.

The investment project will modernise a total of 264 commuter rail coaches on 78 trains. Work on the 144 Series 2100 coaches will be carried out by Consórcio de Manutenção Ferroviária – a consortium of rail companies Bombardier, Alstom, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF), MPE, Tejofran and Temoinsa.
The project is scheduled to begin at the end of the year and will continue for approximately four years.

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