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BOMBARdIER SIfANG (Qingdao)
Transportation Ltd., has been selected
by the Chinese Ministry of Railways
(MOR) to supply 80 ZEFIRO 380 high
speed trains for the country's rapidly
growing high speed rail network. The
contract, including 20 eight-car trainsets
and 60 sixteen-car trainsets, is valued at
an estimated US$4 billion (2.7 billion).
The trains will have maximum operating
speeds of 380 km/h and use energy-saving
technology developed by Bombardier
that the company claims can cut energy
use by as much as 50 per cent.
The trains will be manufactured at
Bombardier's production facilities in
the north-eastern city of Qingdao,
China. Engineering components and
project management will be done in
China and Europe. The first train is
scheduled for delivery in 2012 with
final deliveries expected in 2014.
China awards high
speed trains contract
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ThE dEPARTMENT fOR TRANSPORT
has published a new Official Statistics
Opinions Survey on public experiences of
and attitudes towards rail travel.
Welcoming publication of the figures,
Transport Secretary Andrew
Adonis said: "With more than
half of adults saying they
travelled by train in the
past year and with over
90 per cent of passengers
finding their expectations
met or exceeded, it is
clear that rail is becoming
increasingly popular.
"However, now is not the time to
be complacent. This survey also shows
us where people think there is room
for improvement. The government
will continue to work with the
rail industry to ensure that
everyone's experience of
the railways continues to
improve."
71 per cent of
respondents rated short
distance services as good
(up from 63 per cent in
2006) and 12 per cent as
poor (down from 17 per
cent in 2006). For long distance services,
67 per cent of respondents ranked
services as good (up from 62 per cent
in 2006) and 12 per cent as poor (down
from 14 per cent in 2006).
People said that the main factors
stopping them using trains or using
them infrequently were the perceived
convenience of travelling by car, the cost
of rail fares and the location of stations.
The survey is designed to improve
understanding of the public's attitudes
towards rail services. A similar study was
last carried out by the Office for National
Statistics in 2006.
Public experiences of and attitudes
towards rail travel revealed
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