Stadler Valencia is a Spanish subsidiary of the Swiss rolling stock manufacturing enterprise Stadler Rail, and it has secure a contract worth EUR 115.7 million from LTG Cargo, the freight arm of Lithuanian Railways. The contract covers the manufacturing of 17 electronic locomotives.
The deal which was signed on December 17 also speaks to the option of ordering another 17 locomotives after the first ones are delivered, with an agreement, too, on the provision of spare parts, maintenance and support services for the first three years. The first locomotives are expected to be delivered to Lithuania in early 2027, the Lithuanian company said on Monday.
LTG Cargo CEO Egle Sime says that the new locomotives will be used for freight transport after the electrification of the rail line between Vilnius and Klaipeda is completed in late 2025.
The Vilnius-Klaipeda route is Lithuania’s busiest railway line, accounting for some 40% of all rail freight and 16% of transported passengers last year.
Stadler Valencia manufactures various types of locomotives and employs around 3,000 people.
Stalder Polska, which is the Polish subsidiary of Stalder, is producing nine electric and six battery-powered trains for LTG Link, which the state railway group’s passenger arm. The contract is worth EUR 226.5 million and was signed in June 2023.
Source: BNS
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