Sweden orders new night trains from Spanish Talgo
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33 claimsSweden is buying new night trains from Spanish manufacturer Talgo.
The order includes 10 locomotives.
The order includes 91 cars.
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5 questionsThe order includes 91 cars.
According to Aftonbladet, SVT Nyheter, www.trenvista.netThe order includes 162 cars.
According to FeberContext: This discrepancy affects the total cost and scale of the procurement. The 162-car figure appears to be a correction after Talgo's announcement, but not all sources have updated.
The total procurement cost is 8.2 billion SEK.
According to Göteborgs-PostenThe total procurement cost is 5.5 billion SEK or 5.2 billion SEK.
According to SVT Nyheter, Feber, www.trenvista.net, ExpressenContext: The cost difference is significant (about 3 billion SEK) and could affect public perception of value for money. The 8.2 billion SEK may include maintenance or other costs not included in the lower figures.
The total contract value is 756 million euros.
According to back-on-track.euThe total contract value is 485 million euros.
According to www.trenvista.net, ExpressenContext: This is a large discrepancy (271 million euros) that may stem from different scopes (e.g., including maintenance or not) or exchange rate fluctuations. It affects the reported financial magnitude of the deal.