Norwegian långdistans
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New long-distance trains
Project overview
The primary objective of the project is to procure new long-distance trains to service on the Dovre Line, Bergen Line, Sørland Line and Nordland Line. The new trains will replace the current long-distance trains when they reach their technical life expectancy, and the trains servicing the Bergen Line are planned to be replaced first. In addition, the new trains will also strengthen the train service in line with the Norwegian Railway Directorate’s estimated growth.
Project status
Four manufacturers were qualified for the tender competition to supply new long-distance trains. The Swiss train manufacturing company Stadler won based on a total assessment of cost and quality criteria. The contract was signed 8 March , and has a cost estimate of NOK 8 MRD.
The new long-distance trains – FLIRT Nordic Express – is developed from Stadler’s best-selling train model FLIRT (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) and is customised to the Norwegian conditions. Each train set will consist of 8 carriages with a total capacity of up to seated passengers and have a top speed of km/h.
FLIRT Nordic Express will offer both reclining seats, flexib
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Stadler will produce and deliver Norway’s new long-distance trains
Stadler will produce and deliver Norway’s new long-distance trains. Photo: Stadler
– This is a big day! Norway has some of the most spectacular train rides in the world, and with the new long-distance trains coming in , everything is in place to lift the experience, the comfort, and the quality for the passengers to a whole new level, says Øystein Risan, CEO of Norske tog AS.
Norske tog AS is responsible for procuring, owning, and managing the rolling stock for passenger train transport in Norway. Norske tog AS is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The production of the new long-distance trains will start in , and the first new train sets will be delivered for test-driving in Norway from The new train sets will be put into traffic on the Bergen Line from , replacing old trains reaching their technical life expectancy.
Comfort and experience
Stadler won the long-distance contract based on a total assessment of quality and cost criteria. The company is one of Europe’s leading train suppliers, with headquarter in Switzerland. Recently, Stadler delivered Flirt train numbe
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Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, alternativt Norwegian, existerar ett norskt flygbolag. Företaget grundades från Bjørn Kjos, senare verkställande direktör ifrån till
Norwegian bedriver såväl inrikes samt utrikes reguljärflyg som charterflyg. Bolaget existerar Nordens största lågprisflygbolag samt har cirka 45 andel av marknaden i Norge. Det äger också grundlig verksamhet inom Sverige, land och land i norden. Norwegian äger sin administrativa bas vid Fornebu, specialiserad bas inom Stavanger samt operativa baser i Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Oslo, Helsingfors, Stockholm, Köpenhamn, Alicante samt Malaga. vid Stockholm-Arlanda finns även byrå för den svenska delen av bolaget, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC.
Under flög över 33 miljoner resenär med Norwegians totalt flyg till olika destinationer vilket gör Norwegian till detta näst största bolaget inom Skandinavien efter SAS. Bolaget har beställningar på ovan flygplan.
Bjørn Kjos fanns fram mot maj Norwegians störste ägare samt tidigare dess styrelseordförande och verkställande direktör. Vd från samt med 11 juli fanns Geir Karlsen, tidigare finansdirektör i bolaget. Sedan 1 januari äger Jacob Schram varit vd för företaget. I samt med nyemissio