ScotRail extends support and supply contract with Bombardier

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ScotRail has awarded a three-year contract worth 17.7million Euro to Bombardier Transportation.

The contract extends an existing agreement to 9 November 2014 and covers operational support and spare supply for ScotRail’s Class 170 Turbostar fleet.

The fleet – some 177 vehicles in total – is best known for services on the Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley route and also for linking both cities and the Central Belt of Scotland to Aberdeen and Inverness.

The contract provides for the supply of planned materials in support of the fleet, backed by an availability and reliability performance regime. Bogie overhauls will be supplied via Bombardier’s Crewe CRO facility which has just celebrated the 2000th consecutive on time bogie delivery to external customers.

Des McKeon, Commercial Director, Services, Bombardier Transportation, said: “This is a significant win for Bombardier as it maintains our involvement in the maintenance of ScotRail’s Turbostar fleet and builds on the diverse portfolio of contracts Bombardier has with FirstGroup, one of our key strategic customers.”

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