[DE] LNVG takes delivery of new Bombardier TRAXX AC3 locomotives

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Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG) has accepted both of its new TRAXX AC3 electrics, which will be used by operator metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft.

Part of a bigger plan

Metronom, located at the German town of Uelzen, is active as a regional passenger operater in Niederschasen/Lower Saxony since 2003. It is known for its white-yellow-blue double deck trains built by Bombardier which are now in the center of a half-life upgrade/modernization project. Yet, extra, new rolling stock is also part of the modernization  strategy. An overview:

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