On 12/09/2017 11:21 PM, Greg Sutherlandgregsutherland@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> A Canadian Press story posted by the CALGARY Herald website reports that Ontario has inked a deal to buy light rail vehicles [LRVs] from France-based Alstom:

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> <*https://tinyurl.com/ydd3s5nq>*

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> In an announcement on Friday, the provincial government said it had reached a $528-million agreement to buy 61 light-rail vehicles from Alstom in case plane and train maker Bombardier is found to be in default at the end of a court-ordered dispute resolution process.

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Wow - that's CAD 8.6M each - presumably including a maintenance contract.

It makes the Melbourne E's look like a bargain.

Mal Rowe - quite happy with both Bombardier and (the latest) Alstom products in the GTCOTS