LNVG’s Bombardier-built Fleet. Photo: courtesy of Bombardier.
Bombardier Transportation has announced that a Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG) fleet has completed 100-million kilometers of service since starting operation in 2003.
The LNVG fleet consists of 37 Bombardier TRAXX locomotives and 220 Bombardier TWINDEXX double-deck coaches. The fleet is owned by LNVG, operated by metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft, and maintained by Bombardier Transportation and its partners Osthannoversche Eisenbahn (OHE) and Eisenbahn und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser (evb).
“We are very proud of this achievement that shows that public transport in Germany can be both reliable and economic,” remarked LNVG CEO Hans-Joachim Menn. “Since 2003, we have been working closely with our partners to offer reliable mobility and high comfort to the population in Lower Saxony. Increasing passenger numbers and reaching 100 million kilometers of operation prove this in a compelling fashion.”
After delivering the vehicles in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, Bombardier assumed fleet maintenance and achieved an average availability of more than 99 percent.
“Keeping a fleet available on a constantly high level for a full 100,000,000 kilometers is an amazing accomplishment,” said Francois Muller, head of Fleet Management Solutions Bombardier Transportation Germany. “I thank all people involved for their daily engagement and the outstanding performance. By using the latest technologies, we continuously optimize the fleet’s maintenance and have significantly contributed to environmentally friendly mobility in Lower Saxony.”