Bombardier Transportation inaugurated its new South African production site and headquarters. The new 6,000 square meter facility will produce Bombardier Mitrac high power propulsion equipment for use in the state-of-the-art Transnet Locomotives project, for which Bombardier is delivering 240 Bombardier Traxx Africa locomotives. The site will also be home to a testing center for high power traction converters and electrical cubicles and will become the headquarters for Bombardier Transportation in South Africa in October.
In April 2014, South African state-owned freight and logistics company Transnet awarded Bombardier a contract for the supply of electric locomotives as part of a 50 billion ZAR contract. All bidders committed to stringent localization requirements, including technology transfer, supplier development and job creation.
“We are proud to play such a large role in the development of the country’s mobility evolution and transformation and look forward to not only working closely with our South African partners, but also to delivering outstanding quality and unrivalled reliability to the region with our proven technologies,” Per Allmer, President, Bombardier Transportation, Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, said.
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