DANISH regional operator Lokaltog has confirmed that it has selected Stadler as the winner of a tender to supply a fleet of 14 battery-electric multiple-units (BEMUs) for use on routes in Zealand.
The contract includes an option for the supply of 10 additional trains. The award is subject to approval by the Zealand Regional Council, which is expected in September. The final contract with Stadler is expected to be signed in October. No price has yet been disclosed.
Stadler, CAF and Siemens Mobility were shortlisted for the contract under a tender exercise launched in November 2023. Bids were received on June 4, and after an in-depth technical review, Lokaltog says the bids from Stadler and CAF were deemed to be suitable, with managing director, Mr Lars Wrist-Elkjær, confirming that Stadler’s offer was “marginally better than what CAF provided.”
“The battery trains will replace our IC2 trains which have served us well since 1997,” Wrist-Elkjær says. “These are the trains of the future that we are now buying, and they will hopefully run on our tracks for many years and bring joy to our customers."
Lokaltog, in which Movia has a majority stake, operates nine local services on a 335km network that it owns on the islands of Zealand and Lolland-Falster. It operates a total of 58 DMUs, including 13 IC2s, 41 Lint trains and four RegioSprinter DMUs.
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