The equipment will be installed in 50 double-decker trains serving the busy commuter network in and around the Swiss city of Zurich.
ABB will also provide specialized electrical equipment for Stadler Rail’s trains on routes between Switzerland and Italy.
“This contract highlights ABB’s special capabilities as a supplier of leading-edge technology to the rail industry,” said Tom Sjoekvist, head of ABB’s Automation Products division.
The orders, booked in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, continue a highly productive strategic alliance between ABB and Stadler Rail begun in 2002. In 2008, ABB won orders from Stadler Rail to supply power electronics traction equipment for trains used in Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Switzerland.
