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ALSTOM AND NORTHRAIL SIGN CONTRACT FOR 50 TRAXX UNIVERSAL LOCOMOTIVES
Production will take place at the Alstom site in Kassel, Germany, and is scheduled to start in 2025.
At the Kassel site in Germany, a Traxx Universal multi-system locomotive equipped with Alstom's ATLAS ERTMS system (©Imke Koch/Alstom)
Alstom and Northrail AG have completed a framework contract for 50 multi-system Traxx Universal locomotives with a full-service maintenance package for up to 16 years. The investment was arranged and structured by Northrail for the Paris-based infrastructure investment company RIVE Private Investment (RIVE). Northrail will, on behalf of RIVE, act as an asset manager and lessor of the locomotives.
The base order includes 15 multi-system locomotives and eight years of full-service maintenance.
These Traxx Universal multi-system locomotives will be the first of this type homologated in France and will be able to travel at a speed of up to 160 km/h in a European corridor comprising the following six countries: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Poland. Multi-system locomotives can be used for transporting goods and passengers. The set of services offered will ensure high availability of locomotives and therefore high reliability. Thanks to a network of depots and mobile service teams throughout Europe, the locomotives will benefit from comprehensive maintenance regardless of the country where they are located.
All locomotives will be equipped with ATLAS, Alstom’s onboard solution for the European Train Control System (ETCS). The Europe-wide standardised train control system for seamless cross-border traffic enables higher rail speeds and frequencies. It saves time and energy and thereby allows an even cleaner freight transport.
Alstom and Northrail AG have completed a framework contract for 50 multi-system Traxx Universal locomotives with a full-service maintenance package for up to 16 years. The investment was arranged and structured by Northrail for the Paris-based infrastructure investment company RIVE Private Investment (RIVE). Northrail will, on behalf of RIVE, act as an asset manager and lessor of the locomotives.
The base order includes 15 multi-system locomotives and eight years of full-service maintenance.
These Traxx Universal multi-system locomotives will be the first of this type homologated in France and will be able to travel at a speed of up to 160 km/h in a European corridor comprising the following six countries: Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Poland. Multi-system locomotives can be used for transporting goods and passengers. The set of services offered will ensure high availability of locomotives and therefore high reliability. Thanks to a network of depots and mobile service teams throughout Europe, the locomotives will benefit from comprehensive maintenance regardless of the country where they are located.
All locomotives will be equipped with ATLAS, Alstom’s onboard solution for the European Train Control System (ETCS). The Europe-wide standardised train control system for seamless cross-border traffic enables higher rail speeds and frequencies. It saves time and energy and thereby allows an even cleaner freight transport.
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