Alstom has signed an eight-year contract worth approximately €135 million with Arriva to maintain Skånetrafiken’s 99 Alstom Coradia Nordic regional trains, also known as Pågatågen. Maintenance operations are expected to start in December 2018.
Arriva won a contract for operating the trains, and Alstom was included in the bid as maintenance solution provider. Alstom’s scope of the contract includes the full maintenance, excluding cleaning.
As part of the contract, Alstom will use its digital tools such its TrainTracer solution for predictive maintenance to gather relevant data of the train. It is part of the HealthHub solution that interfaces with the HealthHub platform, allowing the automation of certain tasks, such as alerts. The works will be carried out at the depot in Raus, Helsingborg.
“This contract reinforces Alstom as a high-quality maintenance provider with a solid long-term presence on the Swedish market. With this new assignment, Alstom will be maintaining the complete fleet of Coradia Nordic vehicles in Sweden, thus benefiting from cross-project synergies. Through modern preventive maintenance digitalization tools, we will also further improve the reliability and performance of the fleet,” said Björn Asplund, managing director, Alstom Sweden.
“We are very pleased to work together with Alstom as we see them as a strong and stable maintenance supplier with extensive international experience. Alstom knows the trains better than anyone else, and we have great confidence in their maintenance methods. We already work with Alstom in a similar set-up for Östgötapendeln where we have beaten the record for train accessibility several times,” said Johan Åhlander, CEO Arriva Sweden.
Alstom is currently delivering 30 additional Coradia Nordic X61 regional trains to Skånetrafiken, in addition to the 69 previously delivered. The company has delivered 11 trains by May 2017 and will deliver the final batch of 19 trains between May 2018 and January 2019.
The Coradia Nordic train delivered to Skånetrafiken consists of four cars, is 74 meters long, has a capacity for up to 510 passengers and will run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The trains are being manufactured at Alstom's site in Salzgitter, Germany.