17/02/10 |
Bombardier New order of Talent 2 for Deutsche Bahn (DB)
Berlin - Germany > Bombardier Transportation will supply another 48 TALENT 2 trains to Deutsche Bahn (DB) AG. This recent order amounts to approximately 200 million euros ($272 million US) and has brought the number of TALENT 2 vehicles ordered by DB up to 176. The new trains will run on Berlin-Brandenburg’s transport network (Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg - VBB). The vehicles for VBB will operate on the routes Magdeburg – Brandenburg – Berlin – Frankfurt/Oder – Eisenhüttenstadt – Cottbus and Dessau – Belzig – Berlin – Wünsdorf-Waldstadt and later Senftenberg. On the route RE 9 the TALENT 2 trains will also be servicing the capital’s new airport, Berlin Brandenburg International. The fleet consists of 26 three-car and 22 five-car vehicles. They will be delivered between 2011 and 2012. As station platforms within the VBB-network vary, 12 three-car trains and 19 five-car trains will have an entry platform height of 600 mm. The remaining trains will have an entry platform height of 800 mm.

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