The first contract involves 30 trains capable of running on both variable and direct current, reaching speeds of 160 km/h in electric mode and 140 km/h on hydrogen fuel cells, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

tenders for the supply of dual-system trains

The second contract includes 150 trains with batteries, providing a range of 100 km at 140 km/h.

Applications are accepted until February 26, and results will be published on March 15.

Technical requirements align with the Regiolis and Coradia Polyvalent models provided by Alstom and CAF.

Photo: alstom.com

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