In the presence of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, a contract was signed for the supply of 20 electric locomotives, financed with funds under the Recovery and Sustainability Plan.
The contracting authority is the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and the executor is the Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka consortium.
The value of the rolling stock is BGN 511.4 million, and the delivery period is 2 years, the Council of Ministers announced. The locomotives will serve passengers on the longest railway routes in the country – Sofia-Burgas, Sofia-Varna and Sofia-Ruse.
The supply contract includes maintenance for a period of 15 years and personnel training. The rolling stock has a capacity of at least 300 seats and a speed of up to 160 km/h.
Prime Minister Glavchev congratulated everyone who worked for the implementation of the contract. The Prime Minister recalled that new trains have not been bought for 20 years and pointed out that there is a possibility to buy 5 more motor trains with an annex.
The contract for the supply of new trains is an essential step in the development of the national railway and of rail transport in general, said the Minister of Transport and Communications Krasimira Stoyanova.
Škoda Chief Operating Officer Petar Novotny expressed confidence that the trains will be delivered on time and with the expected quality.
The deputy head of the embassy of the Czech Republic, Jan Indřich, said that Bulgarians will appreciate the comfort, speed and design of the new trains.
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