Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply 30 Coradia Lint regional trains to Hessische Landesbahn (HLB). The contract is worth about 120 million euros, and the trains will run on the Wetterau West-East sub-network from 2022.
The Coradia Lint 41 DMUs each have two multi-purpose areas for wheelchairs, prams and bicycles, as well as Wi-Fi, power outlets in the seats, a passenger information system and video surveillance.
These are the first Coradia Lint 41 trains to be equipped with diesel engines that meet the new European Stage V emission standard. They will be manufactured in Salzgitter (Germany), at one of Alstom’s largest production sites world-wide. They have a maximum operating speed of 140kph and good acceleration.
Nearly 1,100 Coradia Lint trains have been sold since 2000, and they operate in more than 30 networks in Germany, elsewhere in Europe and Canada. Alstom’s Coradia family includes three different drive variants: low-consumption diesel,