(AOF) – Alstom announces the signing of a 323 million euro contract with the Italian Polo Logistica FS for the supply of 70 Traxx Universal locomotives. The contract includes 12 years of full maintenance and an option for 30 additional locomotives, with the first deliveries expected to begin in 2025. The locomotives will be manufactured in Italy at Alstom’s Vado Ligure site, with maintenance services provided throughout the country.
“Polo Logistica, a long-time customer and one of the Italian pioneers in investing in high-power electric locomotives,” said Michele Viale, Managing Director of Alstom in Italy.
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The French railway industry is in second place in Europe and third place worldwide. This industry displays a trade surplus, which generates more than 100,000 jobs in France. The announcement of the future plan for French rail transport provides in particular for the regeneration and modernization of the network, the average age of which is 30 years in our territory. This age is much higher than that of countries like Germany (17 years) and Switzerland (15 years). An annual investment increasing from 2.8 billion euros to nearly 4 billion euros should make it possible to maintain the entire network in good condition.