Deutsche Bahn opts for TALENT
Bombardier Transportation has been selected by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as preferred supplier for the Electric Multiple Unit Platform framework agreement following a Europe-wide invitation to tender. The planned agreement is based on 321 trains at an estimated total of €1.2bn, making this one of the largest framework agreements in the history of DB.
Bombardier Transportation participated in the tender with the new generation of TALENT trains. Once deployed, the new TALENT 2 fleet will join Bombardier double-deck trains and TRAXX locomotives as the backbone of DB’s regional transport service in
The new TALENT trains are scheduled to be deployed on regional lines throughout
André Navarri, President of Bombardier Transportation, said: ‘With the TALENT 2, we are paving the way for future regional and suburban transport not only in
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