Some changes in train industry hereabouts

[dewline]

Bombardier just announced the sale of their train-making division - the one with the plant in Thunder Bay, where they've had troubles getting new gear to the TTC in a timely way - to Alstom....who built OC Transpo's new O-Train gear for Lines 1 and 2. Details at this CBC News article:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bombardier-sells-train-making-division-to-french-multinational-alstom-1.5466377

Apparently, the trains Alstom sold OC Transpo? They were the first of their make and model to enter service anywhere on Earth. So we got to play lab rat in more than one way, and we're still dealing with the consequences of that.

Comments

[thewayne]

Yeah, I saw Bombardier were looking at dumping some divisions and suspected that was going to be one of them.

[dewline]

The Globe and Mail's business section people did call it correctly. I suspect there are sources that would have clued me in sooner.

[thewayne]

I don't recall where I read it, I think it was something about B pulling out of of some sort of US joint contract and it made me think of what's going on up there in your neck of the woods.