There is good news for passengers, local residents and the environment in southern Germany’s Lake Constance area, the traditional home of mtu: Five new trains have recently taken to the tracks there, fitted with mtu traction systems. The Coradia Lint 54 regional trains from Alstom offer more space and comfort, are quieter, more efficient, and emit significantly less CO2 and particles than the trains used hitherto. The vehicles owe the latter to their three modern mtu PowerPacks, each equipped with a Series 1800 engine that meets the stringent EU Stage IIIB emission requirements. The drive systems can accelerate the trains between Friedrichshafen and Radolfzell to speeds of up to 140 kph.
Rolls-Royce customer Alstom delivered the new Coradia Lint trains on schedule to local operator Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (SWEG), which operates them on behalf of DB Regio Alb-Bodensee (RAB). The Coradia Lint trains are now used daily in regional transport services on the shores of Lake Constance.
