German-made Metro Coaches Fly into South China

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German-made Metro Coaches Fly into South China

Two German-made metro coaches arrived in south China's Guangzhou City Friday aboard a jumbo jet cargo plane, marking a first in the global aviation history.

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Two German-made metro coaches arrived in south China's Guangzhou City Friday aboard a jumbo jet cargo plane, marking a first in the global aviation history.

Four more such coaches are expected to be delivered in the next two weeks aboard the same An-124-100 cargo plane, one of the world's largest, according to reliable sources.

The six coaches, produced by Bombardier Transport of Germany, will form the first train that will begin operation on the city's No. 2 metro line on Dec. 29.

The No. 2 metro line will have 156 coaches for 26 trains, whichwill be supplied at a cost of 1.54 billion yuan (about 186 millionU.S. dollars).

Under the contract, the first 12 coaches will be produced by Bombardier Transport while the rest will be manufactured by Changchun Bombardier, a joint venture between Bombardier Transportof Germany and a rail coach producer of China in northeast China'sChangchun City.

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