31.08.07
Stadler Rail: The technologically-advanced FLIRT/TILO train arrives in Wroclaw
FLIRT train presented in Wroclaw Glówny station as part of a promotional tour of Poland, culminating in the grand opening of Stadler Polska’s assembly plant in Siedlce
The technologically-advanced FLIRT/TILO train (Fast, Light, Innovative, Regional Train), produced by Stadler, entered Dworzec G³ówny station in Wroclaw at 10.30 a.m. After Katowice, Wroc³aw is the second stop in a promotional tour of the FLIRT/TILO train, which travelled to Poland all the way from Bussnang (Thurgau canton) in Switzerland. After today’s presentation in Wroc³aw, the train will continue its journey via Poznañ and Warsaw to Siedlce, where, on Wednesday, 5 September, the grand opening of Stadler’s assembly plant will take place. FLIRT trains were designed for regional and urban passenger transport, of which Stadler Rail is one of Europe’s leading specialists. “Wroclaw is the second stop on our grand tour around Poland. We stopped here as we wanted to show the benefits of our modern, comfortable and energy-efficient FLIRT trains to the guests from Wroclaw and the whole Lower Silesia area. Considering the great popularity of these trains in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Finland, apart from, of course, Switzerland, we are glad to be able to bring their assembly closer to our Polish buyers. The grand opening of our plant will take place on next Wednesday, 5 September,” said Stanislaw Skalski, Sales Manager Central ad Eastern Europe Stadler Bussnang AG. The stop in Wroclaw was a unique opportunity for representatives of local and voivodship authorities, rail and tram companies, journalists, politicians and university academics to travel by this modern vehicle. Similar trains are assembled in Siedlce for the Mazovia and Silesia voivodships, the first Polish clients of Stadler Rail Group. The FLIRT/TILO train is now continuing its journey round the Polish regions, providing a chance for local community leaders to experience this modern electric passenger train for themselves. Stadler will present FLIRT on Monday, 3 September, at Poznañ Glówny station. On Wednesday, 5 September, the train will travel via Warsaw to Siedlce, where after its arrival, it will form the centrepiece of the official celebrations of the opening of Stadler’s Polish Rail Vehicle Assembly Plant on ul. Targowa 50, which is also the head office of Stadler Polska Sp. z o.o. As the first regions to order the trains in Poland, the Mazovia and Silesia voivodships will join such places as Basel and Wiesental in Switzerland, South Tirol in Austria, Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany, Gargano in Italy, Budapest in Hungary and Helsinki in Finland, where the FLIRT trains have been ordered since their Swiss debut in 2002. The low-floor FLIRT trains to be assembled in Siedlce represent the most modern rail technology available in the world. The modern, comfortable FLIRT train is a 4-part electric railcar with a friendly design, with 212 seats and 284 places for standing passengers. It has been designed to provide accessibility to all carriages without steps, and passenger compartments designed without barriers. They are equipped with a large number of doors – 8 on each side – which allows for rapid passenger exchange. Special steps, which fold under the floor of the wagons make it easier for passengers to embark from low-level platforms. The cars have well equipped passenger compartments and wide entering platforms. There is a generous multipurpose area in the middle carriage for prams, bicycles and larger items of luggage. There are also places for wheelchairs, folding chairs, and also a toilet especially adapted for the needs of the physically handicapped. There is also special wheelchair access via the signed doors in the middle carriage, which are equipped with a descending platform and access ramps, depending on the height of the platform in a particular station. Stadler Rail Group, the system supplier of customer-specific solutions for rail vehicle construction, incorporates Stadler Altenrhein AG, Stadler Bussnang AG, and Stadler Winterthur AG in Switzerland in addition to the two German locations, Stadler Pankow GmbH in Berlin and Stadler Weiden GmbH in Bavaria, and plants in Pusztaszabolcs in Hungary and Siedlce in Poland. The Group employs a workforce of approximately 2,350 around the world. The best known vehicle series from the Stadler Rail Group are the globally successful GTW articulated railcar (429 trains sold), the Regio Shuttle RS1 (354 trains sold) and the Fast Light Innovative Regional Turbo-train FLIRT (335 trains sold). Stadler has also successfully es-tablished itself in the streetcar and tram market with the product series Variobahn (161 vehicles sold) and the newly developed Tango (90 vehicles sold). Furthermore, Stadler manufactures passenger carriages and diesel-electric locomotives and is also a world leading manufacturer of rack rail vehicles. In Novem-ber 2006, Stadler Rail AG Group received the 2006 SBB Supplier Achievement Award from the Swiss SBB railways, as the best supplier of rail vehicles. For further information, please contact: Stadler Rail Group, Vincenza Trivigno, Secretary General, Mobile : +41 79 430 69 68, Fax: +4171 626 21 28, www.stadlerrail.ch, Questia, Hanna Dymek, Agnieszka Podraza, Phone : +48 22 623 07 00
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