The Swiss company has secured its biggest-ever contract to supply up to 504 vehicles for the VDV Tram-Train project that will service six transport companies in Germany and Austria. Initially, Stadler will supply 246 Citylink "train-trams" [a city tram that transforms into a train when it leaves city limits, if configured accordingly], worth around €1.7 billion (CHF1.77 billion), it said in a press statement on Monday. Deliveries are expected to commence in 2024. An option in the contract offers the possibility of ordering 258 additional trams. The tender also includes a maintenance contract lasting up to 32 years. "Stadler has been awarded the largest contract in the company’s history with a total volume of up to €4 billion," it said in the statement. The project was launched by six transport companies, including Verkehrsbetrieben Karlsruhe (VBK), Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), Saarbahn Netz, Schiene Oberösterreich, as well as the state of Salzburg and the...
