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Bombardier in Talks to Combine Rail Unit With Alstom

Canadian trainmaker has held talks with French competitor
Discussions began before Bombardier warned on sales, Airbus JV

An Aventra Class 345 electric multiple-unit test train, right, manufactured by Bombarider Inc., to be used on the Elizabeth Line as part of the Crossrail project, sits on tracks in a hangar at the Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd. Rail Vehicles Production Site in Derby, U.K., on Friday, July 29, 2016. Crossrail, approved in 2008 to cut journey times across London and the Southeast, is Europe's largest construction project.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

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By Aaron Kirchfeld, Myriam Balezou, Nabila Ahmed, and Eyk Henning

January 21, 2020 at 6:21 PM UTC

Updated on

January 22, 2020 at 8:31 AM UTC

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Bombardier Inc., the embattled Canadian train and plane maker, is exploring a combination of its rail business with French rival Alstom SA, according to people familiar with the matter.

The two companies have held preliminary talks about a rail deal in the past few months, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Representatives for Alstom and Bombardier declined to comment.