Stadler Rail has been awarded the contract to supply Rhaetian Railway (RhB) in Switzerland with 27 new self-powered electric multiple-unit trains. The contract includes an option for up to 20 additional trains. The vehicles will be manufactured in Altenrhein, and the first vehicle will be handed over in 2019. The metre-gauge trains will be able to run at an operating speed of 100km/h and a maximum speed of 120km/h. The contract includes 27 four-carriage, 76.44-metre-long self-powered multiple-unit trains. It also includes an option for up to 20 additional vehicles. The total order volume amounts to CHF 285 million (EUR 263 million).
The air-conditioned self-powered multiple units will be equipped with 35 seats in first class, 137 seats in second class and two wheelchair spaces. The high-performance trains from Stadler are particularly attractive thanks to their low life-cycle costs and high availability and reliability.
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