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Siemens Wins $2.1 Billion Train Order From Belgium

Industrial conglomerate said the order for 305 trains was 'the biggest order Siemens has ever received in the rolling stock sector.'

BERLIN (AP) -- Siemens AG said Thursday that it has won an order worth more than euro1.4 billion (US$2.1 billion) to supply trains to Belgium's state-owned railway, SNCB.

The 305 trains are scheduled for delivery between 2011 and 2016, Siemens said in a statement.

The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said it was ''the biggest order Siemens has ever received in the rolling stock sector.''

The trains can carry 280 passengers and have a top speed of 160 kph (100 mph), Siemens said. The company plans to build them at its plant in Krefeld, Germany.

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