Up to 2,200 jobs are expected to go, with the German plants in By 2018, Bombardier was the 3rd largest rail-equipment manufacturer in the Western World and fourth globally, eclipsed by Bombardier's standard metro vehicles are the mid-sized fully automated and driverless Bombardier's locomotives are mostly linked to their acquisition of Other than the LRC, all other locomotives were based on European designs. The investigation report alleges that Bombardier provided gifts and trips to Canada for civil servants and politicians involved in the contract decision, which was based on revenue expected from an inflated estimate of 180,000 passengers per day using the service. On July 31st, 2020, the European Comissio… Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs around 36,000 people and its products and services operate in over 60 countries. Bombardier also supplies propulsion units, train-control systems, bogies, and other parts, and maintains train fleets. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs around 36,000 people and its products and services operate in over 60 countries. Bombardier is selling off its rail division to help manage growing debt just days after announcing the sale of its passenger plane division. If it had been corruption, they would have charged us." It is one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian multinational firm Bombardier Inc.. Bombardier Transportation Together we move. NOUVELLES. Bombardier Transportation produces a wide range of products including In February 2020, the company had 36,000 employees, and 63 manufacturing and engineering locations around the world.Bombardier Transportation's first order for mass transit rolling stock was in 1974 for the The core of the Transportation group was formed with the purchase of In the late 1980s Bombardier Transportation gained a manufacturing presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 45% share in After the Adtranz acquisition in 2001, Bombardier Transportation moved its core manufacturing strategy for Europe with a few legacy plants in North America for the smaller North American market:Additionally a number of plants would have specialised manufacturing roles, including In 2004 due to overcapacity in the European passenger train industry, Bombardier announced a restructuring program resulting in the closure of several plants; in the UK, the bogie production site at In late 2012 Bombardier announced the closure of the The company obtained two major orders in 2014: San Francisco In May 2014 Bombardier extended its presence in Australia by purchasing a 100% stake in Rail Signalling Service (RSS), an Australian company focused on designing and constructing rail signalling solutions.In May 2015 the parent company Bombardier Inc. announced that it intended to split or spin-off Bombardier Transportation as a separate publicly traded company, while retaining control as the majority owner.In August 2016 Bombardier opened a 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) production facility in In December 2016 citing a 'challenging market environment', Bombardier said that a 'strategic realignment' would put 'a strong focus on product standardisation and site specialisation in order to become more efficient and effective'. In addition to manufacturing a wide variety of passenger rail vehicles and locomotives, Bombardier Transportation provides services for commuter train providers.