Danish IC4 to Romania

[Socimi]

"An unhappy chapter in DSB's story" seems to have gotten an undesired sequel.

 

https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/ansaldobreda-ic2-trainsets-find-new-home.html

 

https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG-20171027-WA0011.jpg

 

The Danish IC2 high-speed DMUs, manufatured by ansaldobreda in the early 2000s, 2-car variant of the IC4, universally known for being particularily crappy, will be sold to Astra Trans Capratic, a private romanian passenger transportation company.

 

 

 

from https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/astra-trans-carpatic-expands-rolling-stock-fleet-15-multiple-units/

 

Original (much better looking) DSB colors

 

(personal opinion)

Edited September 19, 2018 by cteno4
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[chadbag]

So why would Romania think they will be more reliable than the Danes found them to be?

 

[kvp]

1 hour ago, chadbag said:

So why would Romania think they will be more reliable than the Danes found them to be?

They are really cheap and the price/reliability seem to be ok for the railway company.