Rail transport company Alstom has received an order of about €45-million for the delivery of eight Coradia Lint regional trains from passenger railway operator Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn.
The trains will be built at Alstom’s site in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, and will be delivered in the second half of 2022. In December 2022, they will start operation on the Netz-Elbe-Spree.
The trains are the world’s first diesel multiple-unit trains with a Stage 5 Powerpack, making it environment friendly.
“Parallel to the development of new emission-free technologies, we at Alstom are also consistently developing the proven diesel technology in an environmentally friendly manner,” highlights Alstom Germany and Austria MD Jörg Nikutta.
The Coradia Lint regional trains for Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn comply with the Europe Stage 5 emissions standard. This makes them the most environment-friendly diesel trains in the world, he add.
The vehicles are powered by three 400 kW engines, which for ecological and economic reasons can be switched off individually by a novel engine management system, and reach a maximum operating speed of 140 km/h. The vehicles are equipped with a new engine management system.
He explains that the two-part trains will have a network-tailored boarding height and seating capacity for a total of 140 passengers as well as 12 bicycles or six pushchairs for children.
“The four doors on each side of the vehicle with automatic boarding aids enable fast passenger changeover times.”
Further, people with reduced mobility benefit from spaces for wheelchairs and universally accessible toilets. Passengers will also be offered additional features such as wireless local area network, increased seat spacing, seat sockets, luggage racks, tables between face-to-face seats and extra-large as well as real-time information displays.