Major rail orders for ABB

#rail #abb #train €locomotive #railway #manufacturing #engineering #international #swiss #flirt #fastlightinnovativeregionaltrain 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 equipment and on-board power equipment that will be installed in more than 70 light electric trains. These are the so-called ‘fast light innovative regional train’ (FLIRT) and the Gelenktriebwagen (GTW).

The orders are a continuation of a very successful business co-operation 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 on-board power supplies, as well as roof-mounted traction transformers. ABB traction equipment converts 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.