$91m Upgrade For Norwegian Rail

The Norwegian State Railway is to refurbish 56 trains in a contract worth $91m (€64m) with German-based train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation.

The contract includes replacing bogies, providing new lighting and seating on trains carriages and updating information systems.

The Class 5-vehicles were originally built in Norway where refurbishment will be carried out starting in November 2008, with first deliveries scheduled for January 2009.

By staff writer