Stadler Rail recently rolled out the first of ten new Zentralbahn trains in Bussnang, Switzerland.
The order from Zentralbahn is worth around CHF 140 million, making it the ‘largest order of rack-and-pinion rail vehicles ever issued’.
“We are delighted finally to be able to present this new train to the public, and look forward to handing it over to our passengers soon,” said Renato Fasciati, Director of Zentralbahn.
This first train marks the beginning of the delivery of 10 new vehicles, six of which are three-carriage trains that will be used both to provide reinforcement between Lucerne and Interlaken East and to travel on suburban routes.
The new flagships for Zentralbahn are four new seven-carriage trains that will travel as InterRegio trains from Lucerne to Interlaken East, and will replace the entire existing Brünig fleet by the end of 2013.
New trains will be added to the Zentralbahn network at a rate of one train every two months, with the ‘next highlight due to be the delivery of a long seven-carriage train in June 2012’.
