Stadler awarded ABB a USD 140 million contract to supply state-of-the-art traction equipment for trains and locomotives in the United States and several European countries.
In the United States, the order includes traction converters for 19 double-deck trains for Caltrain to meet projected increase in travel demand in the San Francisco Bay Area. The new trains with ABB equipment will help provide better service, faster connections and sustainable commuter service.
For Norwegian state-owned passenger transport operator Norske Tog, ABB will deliver traction transformers and traction converters for 27 regional trains. Fourteen of the new train sets are equipped with ABB onboard energy storage systems that improve energy efficiency and make the fleet more sustainable.
ABB will deliver roof-mounted traction converters and dry-type traction transformers for 64 new Flirt trains for the S-Bahn network in Hanover. The converters are based on ABB’s patented multilevel topology and built with the latest semiconductor technology. Similar traction equipment will also be installed on 12 new Flirt trains for the Swiss operator Schweizerische Südostbahn (SOB). The ABB-powered train sets will serve regional and long-distance routes.
Stadler’s subsidiary in Valencia has ordered traction converters and traction transformers for 15 locomotives for operation in various countries, including France, Germany, and Spain. Additionally, traction equipment for new rail vehicles for other European operators in Italy and Slovakia were ordered.
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