Dutch operator NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), director of passenger services for the Dutch railway network, has Awarded to the Spanish manufacturer Adequate A contract for the supply and maintenance of 60 double-decker trains with an estimated value of more than 600 million euros. With the signing of this new contract, the Basque Company will continue its applications for Dutch territory after receiving an order for 206 SNG-Civity trains for suburban services, of which the last units are currently being delivered.
Specifically, it includes the contract Supply of 30 units of four cars and another 30 units of six carsIn addition to technical support for its maintenance, an activity that will be carried out by NS itself. The size of the newly signed contract exceeds 600 million euros, although it is also Considering additional contracting options for more units would increase this amount.
This project is part of the plans that NS is currently implementing Renovation of its existing fleet of double storey units, and at the same time increasing its service capacity for the coming years. It is scheduled for the first units Operation start in 2028 On intercity routes that cross the entire country, with the possibility of implementing some unit expansion options and integrating versions of the train that can create cross-border routes to other countries such as Germany and Belgium.
signed by the Confederation of African Football First contract with NS in 2014 to manufacture 118 passenger trains for the Civity platform And later, at the end of 2018, it was expanded with an additional 88 units, becoming, given the client engagement and size, nearly €1,000 million, one of the most important contracts signed by CAF in Europe.
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