The scope of this closed agreement includes the supply of CAF’s onboard level 1 ERTMS system for the new units as well as for Euskotren’s 28 electric units from the 950 series that are already in service. These units will therefore be equipped with a state-of-the-art system that is in line with current European railway safety standards.
The new units, which must be delivered to Euskotren between 2026 and 2027, will allow the operator to broaden its service offering, given that these units will be added to the 58 trains from the 900 and 950 series already supplied by CAF and which are operating on the Basque railway, as well as four trains from the 940 series which will have been received this year 2023 and which are already equipped with CAF’s onboard level 1 ERTMS system.
Each of the new units will comprise four cars and is an improved version of the 940 series. All the cars in the units will be interconnected by unobstructed gangways, designed to make the trains more spacious and offer enhanced passenger comfort.
This agreement falls within the framework of Euskotren’s process to modernize its rolling stock, which commenced in 2011 with the commissioning of the first electric units from the 900 series and has progressively been completed over the past few years with the acquisition of units from later series and the upgrading of the initial units in order to create a more consistent image across the fleet, with regard to interior and exterior design alike.
In this way, as well as the service quality and safety, these latest-generation units make it possible to guarantee improvements regarding a reduction in maintenance costs of the fleet of trains.