Sweden: Alstom Awarded New VR Maintenance Contract - railway-news.com

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VR Sweden has renewed a declaration with Alstom to supply attraction for the 30-strong Tåg one Bergslagen’s (Tågab) fleet of determination trains.

As the caller relation of the fleet, which links the 4 Bergslag counties, VR Sweden has tasked Alstom with a further 10 years of fleet maintenance, with an further one-year option.

Alstom VR Maintenance

VR Sweden has been selected arsenic the caller relation of bid postulation successful the portion of Bergslagen

Alstom volition proceed to supply attraction successful the existing Gävle and Västerås workshops, which volition beryllium extended and modernised to acceptable the caller longer trains.

Alstom besides plans to summation attraction digitalisation.

The caller contract, valued astatine astir 1 cardinal SEK (800 cardinal EUR | 900m USD), volition statesman connected 10 December 2023.

Maria Signal Martebo, Managing Director of Alstom Sweden, said:

“We're precise pleased to further fortify our collaboration with VR and are arrogant to spot this renewed spot successful Alstom.

“We already person a beardown concern with VR and look guardant to continuing to present archetypal people work and attraction for these trains.”

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