19.08.10
Stadler sells its 450th Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel multiple-unit train
Stadler Pankow GmbH received the contract from the Strohgäubahn administration board of the regional council of Ludwigsburg for the delivery of eight Regio-Shuttle RS1 trains.
With the signing of the contract in July 2010, Stadler Pankow GmbH completed the sale of its 450th Regio-Shuttle RS1 vehicle.
The trains will be in service on the Strohgäubahn line between Korntal and Heimerdingen in Baden-Württemberg. The delivery of the vehicles will begin in early 2012, with the passenger service scheduled to start in the first half of that year. The order is worth approximately EUR 15 million.
The Strohgäubahn administration board will make the trains available to Württembergische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft mbH (WEG), who will operate on this route. The WEG has had Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel multiple-unit trains in service on its routes in Baden-Württemberg since 1996.
The continual development of the rapid, one-part diesel multiple-unit train means it is still an attractive proposition, even 15 years after it was launched. Thanks to its environmentally friendly, economical motorisation, high level of passenger comfort, as well as the way it can be adapted to the specific requirements of the train operator, the Regio-Shuttle RS1 can be put into service in many different regions.
Each vehicle for Strohgäubahn seats 74 with room for 80 standing, and is equipped with spacious multi-purpose areas. On the challenging, winding route, the Regio-Shuttle RS1 reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The central buffer coupling enables the capacity to be increased – up to four carriages can be connected to each other.
Stadler Rail Group
Stadler Rail Group, system supplier of customer-specific solutions for rail vehicle construction, has locations in Switzerland (Altenrhein, Bussnang and Winterthur), in Germany (Berlin-Pankow and Velten), in Poland (Siedlce), in Hungary (Budapest, Pusztaszabolcs and Szolnok), in the Czech Republic (Prague), in Italy (Merano) and in Algeria (Algiers). The Group has a workforce of over 3,000 people around the world. The best-known vehicle series from Stadler Rail Group are the articulated multiple-unit trains GTW (539 trains sold), the Regio-Shuttle RS1 (450 trains sold), the FLIRT (618 trains sold), the double-decker DOSTO (125 trains sold) in the railway segment, and the Variobahn (284 trains sold) and the newly-developed Tango (122 trains sold) in the tram segment. Furthermore Stadler Rail manufactures passenger carriages and locomotives and is the world’s leading manufacturer of rack-and-pinion rail vehicles.
Michael Daum
CEO Deutschland, GF Stadler Pankow GmbH
Stadler Pankow GmbH
0049 (0)30 9191 1500
Katrin Block
Marketingreferentin
Stadler Pankow GmbH
0049 (0)30 9191 1501
www.stadlerrail.com