An Alstom-Railpool contract has been signed for the delivery of 50 Traxx Universal multisystem locomotives by the French rolling stock manufacturer.
The value of the contract signed between Alstom, the world leader in sustainable and intelligent mobility, and Railpool, one of Europe’s leading rail rolling stock rental companies, could reach EUR 260 million.
The Traxx Universal multi-system locomotives will be used for freight and passenger transport. These locomotives will be able to run in eight European countries – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and Poland, the manufacturer announced.
“We are delighted that Railpool has chosen Alstom to expand its activities in several regions of Europe. This contract is part of the continuation of a successful long-term partnership. Thanks to our test-proven Traxx locomotives and our state-of-the-art Atlas signalling solution, we are proud to contribute to more efficient and sustainable freight and passenger transport,” said Kevin Cogo, Vice President Rolling Stock, Locomotives and Components at Alstom for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Alstom-Railpool contract involving several plants
All locomotives will be equipped with Atlas, Alstom’s European Train Control System (ETCS) solution.
“With this order, we are reinforcing our commitment to develop a unique full service offer on the French market, in addition to the recent opening of an office in France under the leadership of Frédérique Erlichman. The 50 locomotives ordered from our partner Alstom will be used for our operations in France and along the most important European corridors, thus contributing to the development of sustainable and efficient rail transport from France,” said Torsten Lehnert, Chairman and CEO of Railpool.
The design and engineering of the locomotives will be carried out at Alstom’s facility in Mannheim, Germany, while assembly will take place in Kassel, also in Germany. The other Alstom plants concerned are Wroclaw in Poland (carriage production), Siegen in Germany (bogie production) and Zurich in Switzerland (project management).
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