The basic contract includes production of the 102 vehicles that will run on the US city’s Green Line, as well as other equipment and services. This is the second CAF Group project for the city.
Euskaraz irakurri: CAF taldea aukeratu dute Bostonerako 102 metro arin eraikitzeko, 811 milioi euroko aurrekontuarekin
The CAF group has been selected to deliver 102 LRVs -light metros- for the city of Boston, in the US, for a total cost of 811 million dollars (811 million euros), as reported by the Basque company.
Specifically, on August 31, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) board of directors agreed to select CAF USA as the successful bidder for the delivery of those 102 LRVs that will circulate on the green line of the city of Boston.
The basic contract includes the production of the 102 vehicles, two driving simulators, fleet parts, special tools and test equipment for the delivered vehicles, as well as their warranty service, for a period of three years.
The contract also provides several options for the purchase of additional vehicles and equipment for the 102 LRVs, which the MBTA could carry out in the coming years.
CAF has specified that the MBTA is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in the Boston area. It is about The CAF group’s second project for the cityas the MBTA also awarded CAF USA in 2014 the production of 24 LRVs, called Type 9, currently circulating on the aforementioned Green Line, “affirming once again the full confidence in the CAF Group”.
This line consists of four branches spanning more than 30 kilometers, the first to be built in the capital of Massachusetts, with sections of tunnels dating back to the late 1800s, making it the first underground line in the U.S. is .
The new units, called the Type 10, will replace the Type 7 and 8 models currently serving the line, they will consist of 7 modules, they will be 100% low floor and will have priority areas for passengers with reduced mobility, “maximum this constitutes the capacity and accessibility of the vehicle”.
CAF has indicated that the company has been present in the US market for years. CAF has a manufacturing facility in the United States, located in the city of Elmira (New York State) and has developed a large number of projects in the country, including the 96 units delivered to the Washington city subway, the 130 passenger cars for the operator Amtrak , streetcars for the cities of Kansas City and Cincinnati, as well as delivery of LRVs for Houston, Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Boston.
CAF is currently immersed in the production of the third order for new streetcars for the expansion of the Kansas City streetcar network and in the LRV project for the City of Maryland, which includes the production of 26 LRVs for the line known as the Purple Line, which also includes an interest in the company that will manage the operation and maintenance of the system for 30 years.
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Source: EITB
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