Indian Metro car airlifted

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Indian Metro car airlifted

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From The Railway Magazine, June 2009, p 77
Delhi Metro car flies in!

The first vehicle in the new fleet of Bombardier Movia metro cars, ordered by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its Phase II expansion, was airlifted in March.

In order to meet challenging project deadlines, the first vehicle was transported directly from Germany to Delhi international airport in an Antonov aircraft.

The first Movia unit has begun track tests. Service introduction is scheduled for the second week in June.

The first 36 vehicles for DMRC will be built in Goerlitz, Germany, and the following 388 cars in Savli, India, where Bombardier has recently set up a modern railway vehicle manufacturing facility.

This 'greenfield' facility will directly employ 750 people and indirectly generate approximately 3,000 jobs in the region.
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