Bombardier Transportation and the Brussels transport company (STIB) have signed an agreement for the delivery of 102 bi-directional BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Outlook trams, including a firm order for 87 vehicles. The contract is part of the five-year framework agreement concluded with STIB in October 2003. The order value of the 87 vehicles amounts to approximately 195 million euros ($285 million US). The delivery of the 100% low-floor trams is expected to take place between April 2009 and July 2012.

The 32 m long vehicles, featuring the reliable BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion and control system, will be manufactured at Bombardier’s Bruges site in Belgium, while the bogies will be produced at the Siegen facility in Germany.

Over 300 vehicles of the same type are already in successful revenue service in the cities of Linz (Austria), Lodz (Poland), Eskisehir (Turkey), Geneva (Switzerland), Marseille (France), as well as in Valencia and Alicante (Spain), and will soon be put in operation in Innsbruck (Austria), Palermo (Italy), Augsburg and Krefeld (Germany).

Design Flanders recently awarded a Henry van de Velde Label 2007 to the Brussels FLEXITY Outlook tram and its contemporary interpretation of the Art Nouveau style. This quality label testifies to the authenticity, innovative thrust, creativity, finish, and added value of the product.