ZEFIRO 380 – $4 Billion super green trains for China to boost infrastructure

A Montreal-based train and plane maker has racked up another big win in the Middle Kingdom with a $4-billion (U.S.) contract for a Chinese joint venture to supply 80 next-generation, super high-speed trains to the Ministry of Railways. The deal – of which Bombardier’s share is valued at $2-billion – is for the company’s sleek Zefiro high-speed train and marks the latest in a series of increasingly important transactions for Bombardier in China. The Ministry of Railways has awarded a contract for 80 high speed trains to the Qingdao-based Bombardier Sifang joint venture.

The new rail line is claiming to be the most environmentally friendly machines on the planet but no technical details are out yet. The 27·4bn yuan order covers 20 eight-car and 60 16-car train sets, designated Zefiro 380. Deliveries are expected to start in 2012 and run until 2014.


[Cleantechnica]