Arriva Nederland has signed a 15-year maintenance contract with Stadler for 69 trains in the Netherlands.
This covers 18Â bi-modal WINKÂ trains – which will run on both renewable hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) and battery power – that Arriva ordered in November from Stadler as well as 51 existing Stadler GTW trains.
HVO is a renewable fuel consisting of vegetable oil and grease waste such as cooking fat.
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The new service and maintenance contract starts in 2020.
Hein van der Schoot, managing director of Stadler Service for the Netherlands and the UK, said: “It paves the way for Stadler pioneering environmentally friendly technology and demonstrates our efforts to limit the effects of climate change.
“In addition, we are proud to continue the long-standing partnership with Arriva Nederland, which has been very successful for many years and has led to an extraordinary passenger satisfaction.”
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