posted on 7th Aug 2025 10:26
In July 2025, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has begun supplying CAF with traction equipment for 60 trains (300 cars in total) in the Double-Decker New Generation (DDNG) EMUs ordered by NS.
Mitsubishi Electric expects to supply traction systems for 266 trains (1,006 cars) by 2031, including equipment for 206 trains (706 cars) in NS’s Sprinter New Generation (SNG) trains supplied separately through 2022 under contracts awarded by CAF in 2015 and 2019. The equipment supplied by Mitsubishi Electric for the SNG trains has been in commercial operation since 2018. The systems’ track record of contributing to safe and reliable rail operations in the Dutch market played a crucial role in CAF and NS selecting Mitsubishi Electric to supply traction systems for the new DDNG trains.
In a related development, MEDCOM, a Polish manufacturer of traction systems in which Mitsubishi Electric is a capital partner, was awarded a contract to supply DDNG trains with auxiliary power supply units. Mitsubishi Electric has been working closely with MEDCOM since 2015 to strengthen its customer network in Europe.