Stadler Rail, headquartered in Bussnang in the canton of Thurgau, has concluded an agreement for the delivery of modern multiple unit trains to Lithuania. The agreed contract will see Stadler deliver 15 FLIRT multiple units to the Lithuanian rail operator LTG Link, further details of which can be found in a press release. The contract also includes an option for the delivery of up to 13 electric FLIRT Intercity multiple units, 15 battery-electric FLIRT multiple units with a range of 100 kilometers and 11 battery-electric FLIRT multiple units with a range of 70 kilometers.
These trains are to be used on non-electrified routes. In addition, the rail vehicle manufacturing company based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea will assume responsibility for technical support and maintenance of the multiple units for a period of ten years after the date that the last vehicle is delivered. With its first supply contract in Lithuania, Stadler is continuing its “success story” in the Baltic states, with the company having previously delivered FLIRT multiple units to a rail operator in Estonia.
According to Peter Spuhler, Executive Chairman of the Stadler Group, the FLIRT is a “tried and tested, reliable and comfortable vehicle model based on a light-weight modular design that meets the expectations of the most demanding customers”. He adds: “I'm certain that Lithuanians will love FLIRT trains and enjoy travelling on them”. To date, Stadler has sold 2,500 FLIRT trains around the world.
“Today we can confidently say that the new trains will make a significant contribution to the realization of our sustainable mobility goals”, comments Linas Baužys, Head of the passenger transport company LTG Link, in the press release. “They will bring a significant leap in the quality and experience of train travel for all passengers”, he concludes.
