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| ABB to supply Stadler Rail trains with traction equipment Swiss ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth more than $60 million from Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler Rail, to supply traction and onboard power equipment. The orders were booked in the first quarter. The new business follows earlier orders from rail operators to expand their fleets of Stadler trains in Germany (Hessische Landesbahn), Hungary (MAV and GYSEV), Italy (Südtiroler Transportstrukturen), Norway (NSB), and Switzerland (Thurbo). The equipment will be installed in more than 70 light electric trains, the so-called "fast light innovative regional train" type (FLIRT) and Gelenktriebwagen type (GTW), for 15 kilovolt alternating current (kVAC) and 25 kVAC line voltage as well as in six multi-system FLIRT electric trains for cross-border services. The orders are a continuation of a very successful business cooperation between ABB and Stadler Rail that began in 2002. Since then, Stadler Rail has ordered ABB traction equipment for more than 1,200 FLIRT and GTW train types. ABB's scope of supply includes traction converters with integrated onboard power supplies as well as roof-mounted traction transformers. ABB traction equipment convert electricity from overhead power lines to the voltage levels needed by the train motors as well as a host of auxiliary power systems, including lighting, heating, ventilation and automatic doors. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |