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2015/03/23

CAF AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF 8 HIGH SPEED TRAINS TO FLYTOGET IN NORWAY

CAF announced the award of a contract from Flytoget AS for the manufacture of the New Airport Express Trains for feeder services to Oslo Airport. The contract includes the delivery of 8 Oaris high speed trains, plus associated spares and technical support. Overall the contract is valued at approximately €120m for CAF.

 

Flytoget AS is a public company operating the Airport Express train in Oslo between the Airport the Central Station and westbound to Drammen with very high punctuality and reliability and premium services. Flytoget is a number one brand in Norway, with a customer satisfaction index of 97 %.

 

Linda Bernander Silseth, CEO in Flytoget, says that she is happy to announce the contract and is looking forward to work with CAF. Our customers in Norway and Flytoget as a company have high demands – and I am sure that CAF will fulfill these demands says Bernander Silseth.

 

The Oaris trains consists of 4 cars and will feature all the latest technical developments for energy saving, environmental friendliness, safety features and ease of access, being fully prepared for Persons with Reduced Mobility and supported by the latest innovations in passenger comfort to achieve a superior passenger experience. It is estimated that the first trains will start to run in 2018.

 

This project joins those obtained by CAF in the first quarter of 2015, worth more than 350 million euros, among which stand out the supply of cars for the franchise in Scotland Caledonian Sleeper, the tram project for the city of Utrecht, and the signaling contract for the line Monforte del Cid - Murcia.

 

OARIS – CAF HIGH SPEED 

 

The awarding of this project for Norway consists of the supply of units from CAF's OARIS High speed train platform.

 

In recent years, CAF has placed a great deal of emphasis on developing their own high speed technology, investing significantly on research. An outcome of this has been the development of the OARIS model which can reach speeds of up to 350 km/h and is equipped with state of the art dynamic, aerodynamic and noise technology, providing paramount performance in terms of comfort and functionality.

 

Stress should also be placed on CAF's recent experience supplying RENFE with a wide range of units reaching up to 250 km/h, which feature variable gauge technology, and also the 2005 contract for the supply of 12 units for Turkish Railways, turning CAF into the first Spanish exporter of high speed technology.

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