ABB wins traction equipment orders in the US and Europe
ABB has won orders worth more than $140 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler, to supply 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 company stated in the press release.
In Europe, the orders include traction transformers and traction converters for 27 regional trains for the Norwegian passenger transport operator Norske Tog (NT).
In Germany, new roof-mounted traction converters and dry-type traction transformers will be installed on 64 new FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) trains for the S-Bahn networks in Hanover. Similar traction equipment will also be installed on 12 new FLIRT trains for the Swiss operator Schweizerische Südostbahn.
Stadler's Spanish subsidiary in Valencia has ordered traction converters and traction transformers for 15 locomotives for operation in various countries, including France, Germany, and Spain.
Source: ABB
