Faiveley Transport has been awarded a contract worth over €50 million by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. (CRRCSifang) to supply couplers and door systems for the Hong Kong metro’s 93 new trains which will replace the first generation fleet currently operating in the Chinese city.
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Faiveley Transport’s scope of supply includes the design, manufacture and delivery of door systems (external sliding type access doors and sliding plug cabin doors) as well as coupler systems (automatic and semi-permanent couplers). It will involve two of the Group’s sites worldwide - Witten in Germany and Shanghai in China - supported by its Hong Kong site for tests and commissioning assistance. Delivery will be spread over a period from end of 2016 to mid-2023.
