The Dutch rail passenger operator NS Groep N.V. may receive a European Investment Bank financing for the acquisition of new rolling stock, as the bank has under appraisal a EUR 500 million proposed finance.
The total cost of the project is EUR 1 billion and includes the acquisition of 80 train sets, five and eight cars long each, for the operation of railway services between the main cities in the Netherlands.
We remind that the in March, the company has signed with CAF a contract for the delivery of 118 suburban trains, valuated at EUR 510 million. 68 trains will have 3 coaches, while the other 50 will have 4 coaches. The Sprinter electric multiple-unit was delivered in August at Rail Tec Arsenal Centre head office in Vienna to be tested in the climate chamber.
The contract is part of NS’ major ptoject for the modernisation of its rolling stock fleet, valuated at EUR 2.5 billion.
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