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SAUDI ARABIA: Stadler has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to provide 50 MTU Collection 4000 diesel engines to be used on 200 km/h inter-city trainsets it’s to construct for Saudi Arabia Railways’ Dammam – Riyadh route.
In 2024 SAR awarded Stadler contracts value SFr600m to provide and preserve 10 trainsets to be used on the East line, with choices for 10 extra. The trainsets will likely be 175 m lengthy with a capability of about 320 passengers. Every set can have two diesel-electric energy vehicles, with every energy automotive having two 12V 4000 R64 MTU engines with an output of 1 500 kW and assembly European Stage V emission requirements. The remaining 10 engines are for reserve energy vehicles and for swapping throughout upkeep.
There may be an choice for Stadler to order an extra 40 engines if SAR orders the extra trains.#
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Rolls-Royce mentioned greater than 70 12V 4000 engines have been in use on trains operated by Saudi Arabia Railways since 2012. ‘They guarantee easy operation regardless of excessive ambient situations with temperatures above 50°C and the affect of desert mud’, mentioned Christopher Weckbecker, Director World Rail at Rolls-Royce, on August 21. ‘This order helps our technique by increasing additional into regional development markets, enlarging Rolls-Royce’s world foot-print in rail purposes.’
‘MTU propulsion know-how from Rolls-Royce is a central part on this challenge’, mentioned Tobias Arnold, Business Undertaking Lead at Stadler. ‘It not solely allows excessive speeds, but in addition meets the very best requirements of environmental compatibility, power effectivity and operational security.’
