Germany's LNVG Selects ALSTOM to Supply and Maintain up to 16 Regional Trains
04 January 2002 10:24
LNVG (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen), German rail authority for regional traffic, has chosen ALSTOM for the supply of up to 16 regional trains from its CORADIA™ product line.
ALSTOM is also to provide maintenance and repairs for the trains under a 15-year service agreement. The combined value of the supply and maintenance contract is approximately 60 million euros. The 16 2-car diesel multiple units will be used on passenger rail lines between Osnabrück, Bremen and Wilhelmshaven in north-west Germany to meet increased passenger volume.
In addition, an optional contract valued at approximately 100 million euros is for the supply and maintenance of a further 30 2-car DMUs, identical to the initial order.
The vehicles for this new firm order are identical to 23 CORADIA LINT 41 trains already supplied and maintained by ALSTOM, which have been in successful commercial operation since November 2000. The new trains will be built at ALSTOM’s industrial facilities in Salzgiter, Germany. The first six trainsets will be delivered in June 2003 and the remainder will be delivered by the end of 2003.
Maintenance will be carried out in the depots of the operator, NordWestBahn, in Osnabrück. Train operations will be assured for approx. 200.000 km/year/per unit.
The CORADIA LINT regional train offers passenger rail operators a wide scope of choice: variable length, different traction systems and individual interior layouts. It is used primarily for connections with high traffic density between secondary urban centers and as a city express train for commuter services.
ALSTOM’s Transport Sector, with sales of 4.4 billion euros and a 17% market share, is a leading supplier of rolling stock, signaling, services and railway systems to the rail industry world-wide.
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