[NO] Norske tog orders 30 new commuter trains.

[JonasB]

Norske tog has placed an order with Alstom for 30 new commuter trains with an option for 170 more.

Norske Tog buys 30 commuter trains from Alstom

www.norsketog.no

Norske Tog buys 30 commuter trains from Alstom, with the option to buy an additional 170 trains. The first 30 trains will run on the Østfold Line and will give passengers a more comfortable train journey. The trains are due to be delivered in 2025.

The trains will be 6 car Coradia Nordics, i.e. similar to the X60/61/62 used in Sweden as commuter trains and regional trains.

 

[Gloster]

That will almost certainly mean an end to the Type 69, a design that goes back to the beginning of the 1970s. It may also lead to withdrawals of the Type 70, which date from the early 1990s.

 

[JonasB]

Yes, the rumour is that these will first and foremost replace the last of the type 69. Type 70 will probably also disappear soon as Norske tog seems to want to simplify the fleet to basically three types of trains.

 

[jamesontheroad]

The trains will be 6 car Coradia Nordics, i.e. similar to the X60/61/62 used in Sweden as commuter trains and regional trains.

Similar but I think slightly better looking, based on those visualisations. The styling of the Swedish Coradias has always appeared a little too soft for me. The sharper lines seem to suit the proposed Norwegian ones very well.