LA POCATIERE, Que. – The consortium developing the next generation of cars to ferry passengers in Montreal’s subway system has unveiled the first of the new vehicles.
The first nine cars were introduced in front of dignitaries and employees Monday at the Bombardier Transport (TSX:BBD.B) plant in La Pocatiere in Quebec’s Lower St. Lawrence.
The first cars will hit the rails in 2014 so designers can test the new vehicles.
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Montreal’s transit commission says it expects the new fleet to last 50 years.
By 2018, 468 new-generation vehicles should be in use in the underground transit system.
They are being built by a consortium composed of Bombardier Transport and Alstom Transport for $1.9 billion.
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