ALSTOM SA: Cologne Public Transport Authority commissions Alstom and Kiepe Electric to supply 64 trams
25 Novembro 2020 - 4:44AM
ALSTOM SA: Cologne Public Transport Authority commissions Alstom
and Kiepe Electric to supply 64 trams
Cologne Public Transport Authority
commissions Alstom and Kiepe Electric to supply 64
trams
The Cologne Public Transport Authority (Kölner
Verkehrs-Betriebe AG, KVB) has signed a contract with the
manufacturer consortium Alstom and Kiepe Electric for the supply of
64 low-floor trams. The order for the new Citadis type trams with
special adaptations for the German market is worth 363 million
euros. Alstom’s share amounts to 60% of the total value of the
contract.
Salzgitter/Düsseldorf, November 25,
2020. Alstom, one of the leading manufacturers of railway
technology in Germany, is leading a consortium with partner Kiepe
Electric, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader
for braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles,
that will build the new trams for Cologne's Public Transport
Authority. The first pre-series vehicles will be delivered to the
Cologne Public Transport Authority from end of 2023. The series
vehicles will follow one year later at the end of 2024. The
contract also includes some options for a total of 47 additional
vehicle units.
“Following the contract with VGF in Frankfurt,
this order is a further proof of the worldwide success of our
flagship tram Citadis,” says Dr. Jörg Nikutta, Managing Director
for Alstom in Germany and Austria. “Our trams will provide the
passengers of the Cologne Public Transport Authority with the
highest level of passenger comfort and will support the Cologne
Public Transport Authority in successfully meeting the challenges
of urban transport.”
Dr. Jürgen Wilder, Member of the Executive Board
of Knorr-Bremse AG and responsible for the Rail Vehicle Systems
division comments: “This is the largest single order in the history
of Kiepe Electric. We are proud and at the same time
forward-looking that a joint technical concept from companies of
the Knorr-Bremse Group was convincing in the tender. We will
justify the trust placed in us by our partner Alstom and the
Cologne Public Transport Authority with future-proof technology and
strong service.”
Alstom, as consortium leader, will produce 62
modern low-floor vehicles (60-meter long trains) and two low-floor
vehicles with a length of around 30 meters at its Barcelona plant.
The electrical components of the trams will be supplied by Kiepe
Electric's Düsseldorf plant and will also be installed in the trams
in Barcelona. The bogies for the Citadis trams will come from
Alstom's Le Creusot plant in France.
The Citadis trams will operate throughout the
entire urban area of Cologne and make a decisive contribution to
inner-city mobility. They impress with large windows, LEDs for
pleasant soft lighting, large individual seats and travel
information on large screens. The equipment also includes
innovations such as driver assistance systems, automatic dipped
beam and rain sensors. The trams each consist of two 30-metre
low-floor vehicle units and thus have a total length of 60 metres,
offering space for 195 passengers. 10 double doors on each side
ensure an improved passenger flow into the tram way. Especially for
the German market, the trams will receive six rotating bogies for
maximum vehicle flexibility and steel car bodies.
With drive-, on-board- and control technology as
well as traction converters from Kiepe Electric, the trams will
have reliable and modern electrical technology. The latest control
technology will ensure safe, efficient and thus customer-friendly
fleet traffic. The pioneering vehicle concept is highly available,
efficiently maintainable and includes a modern driver's workplace.
As a contribution to traffic safety in the metropolis of Cologne,
the new railways will be equipped with a collision warning
system.
Other leading technology from the Knorr-Bremse
Group will also be supplied to the trams with hydraulic braking
systems from Knorr-Bremse, Munich, boarding systems from IFE,
Kematen, and innovative air-conditioning technology from MERAK,
Vienna. This meets the high sustainability requirements of the KVB.
On the one hand, with the use of a CO2-based refrigerant, and on
the other hand, the concept of using waste engine heat to warm the
passenger compartment is exemplary.
Citadis trams and light rail vehicles have been operating in the
urban centres of major cities around the world for more than 15
years. Each new generation benefits from technological advances,
Alstom's expertise and the experience of public authorities and
public transport operators.
Alstom: Leading the way to
greener and smarter mobility worldwide, Alstom develops and markets
integrated systems that provide the sustainable foundations for the
future of transportation. Alstom offers a complete range of
equipment and services, from high-speed trains, metros, trams and
e-buses to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure,
signalling and digital mobility solutions. Alstom recorded sales of
€8.2 billion and booked orders of €9.9 billion in the 2019/20
fiscal year. Headquartered in France, Alstom is present in over 60
countries and employs 38,900 people.
Samuel MILLER - Tel.: +33 (1) 57 06 67
74samuel.miller@alstomgroup.com
Stefan Brauße+49 (0)163 77 36
705stefan.brausse@alstomgroup.com
Xenia HeitmannTel. +49 (0)69 97 36 266
alstom@hkstrategies.com
Knorr-Bremse (ISIN:
DE000KBX1006, Ticker symbol: KBX) is the global market leader for
braking systems and a leading supplier of other rail and commercial
vehicle systems. Knorr-Bremse’s products make a decisive
contribution to greater safety and energy efficiency on rail tracks
and roads around the world. About 29,000 employees at over 100
sites in more than 30 countries use their competence and motivation
to satisfy customers worldwide with products and services. In 2019,
Knorr-Bremse’s two divisions together generated revenues of EUR 6.9
billion (IFRS). For more than 115 years the company has been the
industry innovator, driving innovation in mobility and
transportation technologies with an edge in connected system
solutions. Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric, based in
Düsseldorf, Germany, is a globally active supplier of electrical
systems to the leading rail vehicle and bus manufacturers. The
company offers efficient solutions and ecologically sustainable
concepts for low-emission public transportation with eco-friendly
electrical equipment for light rail vehicles, metros and regional
rail networks as well as for battery, trolley and In Motion
Charging (IMC) buses.
Alexandra Bufe Tel: +49 (0)89 3547 1402
alexandra.bufe@knorr-bremse.com
Julian Ebert Tel: +49 (0)89 3547 1497
julian.ebert@knorr-bremse.com
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