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Israel Railways Issues Notice to Proceed for Supply of 36 TRAXX Locomotives

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Maybach

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From 'Railway-News.com':

Israel Railways (ISR) has issued a notice to proceed for the supply of 36 additional TRAXX locomotives as part of a framework agreement it signed with Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom) in 2015 for the supply of 62 electric TRAXX locomotives (as well as 74 double-decker coaches in 2019).

Israel Railways and Bombardier Transportation signed a framework agreement for the supply of 62 TRAXX AC3 locomotives with a top speed of 160km/h in September 2015. The agreement included an option for a further 32 units. So far, Alstom has supplied ISR with 27 TRAXX locomotives. These next 36 locomotives are to be delivered between April 2023 and October 2024. The locomotives will primarily haul Israel’s Twindexx Vario double-decker passenger coaches, which have been in service in the country since 2002. Alstom will deliver the locomotives at a rate of two or three locomotives per month. They will be maintained by ISR at its Lod depot, while Alstom will provide warranty services support.

The locomotives are powered with 6,000kW traction for ISR’s electrified network of 25kV 50H.
 
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Gag Halfrunt

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Israel Railways only started electrifying in the 2010s, after a big fleet renewal programme, and they have a large fleet of push-pull sets.

As for Desiro HCs:
In September 2017, Israel Railways announced that Siemens was the successful bidder in a tender for 60 Electric Multiple Unit sets (for a total of 330 carriages) to be delivered starting in 2021.
 
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