Stadler Pankow GmbH and Go-Ahead Verkehrsgesellschaft Deutschland GmbH signed a contract for the delivery of 45 EMUs for the Stuttgart Network 1, Lot 2 (Rems–Fils) and Lot 3 (Franken–Enz).
The order involves the delivery of 11 three-car and 15 five-car FLIRT3 EMU vehicles for Lot 2, along with 9 four-car and 10 six-car FLIRT3 EMU vehicles for Lot 3.
In June 2019, the vehicle fleet will operate on 5 routes: Stuttgart–Aalen–Crailsheim, Stuttgart–Ulm, Stuttgart–Aalen, Stuttgart–NBS S-MA–Pforzheim–Karlsruhe, and Stuttgart–Heilbronn–Osterburken–Lauda–Würzburg. Once the Stuttgart 21 rail project is complete, the vehicles will also stop at this station, thereby helping to connect the routes and enabling passengers to travel through the area without changing trains.
All of the FLIRT3 trains that will be operated on the Stuttgart Network 1 will be equipped in accordance with TSI SRT and fire protection category B. Further, the vehicles in Lot 3 will also be outfitted with an additional train security system (LZB) and will be equipped for installation of the ETCS Level 2 train security system at a later date.
The 3- to 6-car FLIRT vehicles feature high drive performance and can reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
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