PORTUGAL: The first of 22 Stadler Flirt regional multiple-units ordered by national train operator CP has arrived in Portugal for testing ahead of entry into service.
The €158m order signed in October 2020 includes 10 electric and 12 electro-diesel 1 668 mm gauge Class 2700 trainsets, along with staff training and four years of maintenance. All will have three passenger vehicles, with the diesel-equipped sets also having a power car which can be removed later if it is viable to convert them to electric-only operation.
The 160 km/h units have a capacity of 369 passengers, including 204 seated, with areas for people with reduced mobility and bicycles. Features include wi-fi and power sockets.
‘The arrival of this first Stadler train is an historic milestone for CP and for the country. These new units will allow us to significantly improve the quality of regional service, offering more comfort, reliability and sustainability to our customers’, said CP Chairman Pedro Moreira on December 18.
