Škoda Transportation signed EUR 110M contract with Deutsche Bahn to delivery six modern train sets to operate on Nurnberg – Ingolstadt – Munich railway track

Plzeň, 06-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Representatives of the Škoda Transportation company and the German operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) signed a contract for the delivery of six modern train sets, amounting to 110 million euro. The vehicles will be operating in Bavaria on the railway track  Nurnberg  – Ingolstadt – Munich from December 2016.

„This day confirms that our company Škoda Transportation can be ranked among the biggest world producers of rolling stock. The conclusion of this contract is a proof of the high quality and competitive ability of our rolling stock. To Germany, we will supply a modern train with technical top equipment. The reference by the giant Deutsche Bahn opens us the door to the entire world,“ Tomáš Krsek, the Chairman of the Škoda Transportation Board of Directors, says.

„By the fact that Škoda Transportation won this tender, the competition on our market has increased. However, it is necessary to say that Škoda Transportation has a long tradition in producing the trains, therefore we are not doubtful about fulfilling our expectations,“ Rüdiger Grube, Managing Director of Deutsche Bahn, says.

Škoda Transportation will supply DB Regio with six six-vehicle two-floor sets of Push-Pull type. Each of the sets is operated as a returning one, i.e. the vehicles are either pushed or pulled by the locomotive – the engine driver is either in the cab of the driving car or in that of the locomotive. The sets consist of one driving car, five intermediate cars and the locomotive Emil Zátopek in the new design intended particularly for DB.

The maximum speed of the trains will reach 189 km/h. The sets are equipped with pressure-tight bodies  which stabilize the pressure inside the cars when passing the high-speed vehicles (speed up to 300 km).  Altogether, the sets will include 705 seats. All the seats in the trains will be comfortable, equipped with a power point.  The Wi-Fi connection, both in the first and the second class, is a matter of course. The equipment includes also air-condition, which takes care of convenient temperature on hot summer days. For the safety, each of the trains will be equipped with an external and internal CCTV system.

For more information:

Lubomíra Černá
Škoda Transportation
737 281 550
lubomira.cerna@skoda.cz

Škoda Transportation
Škoda Transportation is one of the leading European companies in the field of transport engineering. Its primary products include low-floor trams, electric locomotives, suburban train units, underground sets, trolley buses, traction motors and complete drives for transportation systems. Sales of the group amount to approximately 15 billion Czech crowns annually, and the group has employed approximately four thousand people for several years. Škoda Transportation has several subsidiary companies and joint ventures not only in the Czech Republic but also in China, Poland and Hungary. It is only thanks to its high investment in research and development that Škoda Transportation can regularly introduce new and modern products to the market. These products have also been successful abroad. Škoda Transportation has invested over 3 billion Czech crowns into research and development over the last three years.

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Škoda Transportation signed EUR 110M contract with Deutsche Bahn to delivery six modern train sets to operate on Nurnberg – Ingolstadt – Munich railway track