A cherry red train peaking around the corner. During a visit of representatives to CAF’s factory in Beasain, which was about the production start of trains for Renfe/FEVE, a Civity Nordic for Sweden stole the show (for us):
Hoy visité en Beasaín (Guipúzcoa) las instalaciones de la empresa CAF, donde acaba de comenzar la fabricación de 17 nuevos trenes de cercanías🚈 para la red de ancho métrico en #Asturias.
Se cumple así lo previsto en los Acuerdos de la Castellana.
ABarbón💙💛 pic.twitter.com/9v26f2quQP
— 🌹 Adrián Barbón 💙💛 (@AdrianBarbon) February 26, 2024
Un paso histórico para modernizar la red de cercanías en ambas comunidades que va acompañado de importantes inversiones en la infraestructura. (más de 1000 millones).
En 2023 más de 800.000 viajeros utilizaron esas líneas de ancho métrico. pic.twitter.com/jo5PgDQzDu
— Jose Antonio Santano (@jasantano) February 26, 2024
What you see is a unit for the contract CAF closed in 2021 with AB Transitio of Sweden for 28 new trains to be operated in the regions of Kalmar, Jönköping, Blekinge, and Kronoberg (regional network Krösatågen). The order is valued at EUR 294.7 million, and Transitio, who will also be the fleet owner, handles its financing. The trains will be leased to the regions mentioned above, providing them to railway operators for passenger services. Delivery of the vehicles was scheduled to start at the end of 2023 but is delayed.
The contract covers the delivery of 28 trainsets, including associated services and equipment – there will be:
- 20x EMUs;
- 8x BMUs (bi-mode multiple units: combustion + electric).
There is also an option to deliver 26 further trainsets (19 EMUs + 7 BMUs). Euromaint will be responsible for the maintenance.
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