Mitsubishi supplying aircon, traction packages to railcar orders

[bikkuri bahn]

Japan's Mitsubishi Electric has secured a $15m contract from Siemens to deliver railcar air-conditioning systems, which will be used in Desiro High Capacity railcars operating on the Rhine-Ruhr express (RRX) train network in Germany.

The RRX train network connects cities and provinces in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region.

Under the deal, Mitsubishi will supply 328 air-conditioning systems for 82 trainsets totalling 164 cars.

 

http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsmitsubishi-railcar-air-conditioning-systems-siemens-desiro-trains-germany-4836676

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that RailConnect NSW (RailConnect), an unincorporated joint venture formed by Mitsubishi Electric’s wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Australia, Hyundai Rotem and UGL Limited, has been awarded a contract by Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) for the delivery and maintenance of a new fleet of trains for the New Intercity Fleet.

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The passenger cars will be designed, manufactured, tested and commissioned by Hyundai Rotem, with Mitsubishi Electric Australia as technology provider and UGL supporting design and maintaining the fleet.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s consolidated contract is expected to generate revenues of around AU$ 300 million, with its scope covering the railway systems, such as variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) inverters, traction motors and train monitoring systems.

 

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160904005046/en/Mitsubishi-Electric-Supply-Railway-Systems-TfNSW

Edited September 12, 2016 by bikkuri bahn

[kvp]

Didn't hear about the Desiro HC sets, it seems that they are designed as single decker driving motors sandwitching doule decker trailers, kintetsu style. The numbers in the article doesn't add up though as the number of sets and cars means Mitsubishi is only supplying parts for two cars per set and the manufactured lengths are 3, 4 or 5 cars per set according to the catalog and 4 cars per set are written on the project page.