Batteries manufacturer Saft has won its first EMU contract from Bombardier Sifang Transportation Ltd, one of China’s leading manufacturers of railway passenger cars and rolling stock.
Saft is supplying 100 MRX fully integrated onboard battery systems for 20 new generation ‘Project 807’ EMUs currently under construction for 250 km/h rail services operated by China Railway Corporation (CRC). The ‘Project 807’ EMUs are 8-car trainsets (comprising 5 motor cars and 3 trailer cars) based on the previous CRH1 and CRH380D (Zefiro) platform, but with significant improvements.
The nickel-based Saft MRX batteries will provide backup power to support vital emergency services, ensuring total reliability and passenger comfort for the Project 807 trains. Saft’s Zhuhai facility in China will supply fully integrated battery systems, comprising 82 MRX 160 batteries – with a nominal 160 Ah capacity – together with assembly, electrical testing and commissioning services.
BST is a Sino-Canadian joint venture established in 1998 through Bombardier and CSR Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd.
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