Bombardier si aggiudica la fornitura di elettrotreni a due piani TWINDEXX per la Germania settentrionale
Per Deutsche Bahn si tratta del primo ordine per elettrotreni a due piani destinati al trasporto regionale
Berlino, 30 marzo 2012 - Bombardier Transportation consegnerà sedici elettrotreni BOMBARDIER TWINDEXX Vario a Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG) che entreranno in servizio sulle linee ferroviarie Kiel-Amburgo e Flensburg-Amburgo. Deutsche Bahn AG ha vinto l'appalto bandito in tutta Europa per la gestione dei servizi su queste linee regionali. L'ordine, del valore stimato di circa EUR 160 Mln (USD 208 Mln), fa parte di un accordo quadro stipulato tra Bombardier e DB AG nel dicembre 2008. DB AG ha già ordinato 135 carrozze passeggeri ad assetto variabile per i collegamenti Intercity, nonché 18 rimorchiate e tre automotrici a due piani per i servizi regionali.
Each of the 16 new four-car TWINDEXX Vario trains comprises two double-deck power cars and two intermediate coaches. The new trains will operate on the network LVS Schleswig-Holstein with speeds of up to 160 km/h. The trains are due to be delivered in the second half of 2014.
With high-floor entry and LVS' new interior design, the trains offer improved passenger comfort including more legroom and large storage spaces for luggage and bicycles. Wide doors allow passengers to enter and exit the trains quickly, especially during peak travel times. The centre buffer coupling enables double traction operation, allowing seamless travel without the need for passengers to change trains in Neumünster. The trains' single car concept means they can be lengthened or shortened easily to meet varying passenger demand.
"Bombardier's innovative TWINDEXX Vario trains have proven themselves over many years of service," said Michael Clausecker, Chairman of the Management Board, Bombardier Transportation Germany. "With this order, we will be supplying Deutsche Bahn with the 2,000thof these modern double-deck coaches. Their variability in length, configuration and interior design is one of the key reasons for our trains' great success. We are delighted that they will continue to form the backbone of modern and efficient public transportation in northern Germany."
The TWINDEXX Vario power cars are equipped with the reliable and energy efficient BOMBARDIER MITRAC 1000 propulsion and control system. One of the advantages of this system is that it allows trains to accelerate quickly to an optimum speed. The double-deck coaches are built at Bombardier's Görlitz plant in Germany. The bogies are manufactured at its site in Siegen, Germany, and the propulsion and control system is manufactured at its site in Västerås, Sweden.
Bombardier double-deck trains move millions of passengers on local and regional rail networks each day in countries including Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Israel and the United States.
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