SBB and Alstom reach agreement on FV-Dosto fleet

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and Alstom signed an agreement on March 3 that will see the manufacturer pay the equivalent of the value of six trains in compensation for repeated delays to the delivery of SBB’s FV-Dosto fleet of double-deck long-distance trains.

Alstom and SBB have reached an out-of-court settlement that includes an agreement not to disclose any further details of this compensation.

However, SBB says that Alstom will be responsible for maintaining the fleet beyond the contractually agreed term, and will deliver the spare parts required in the coming years.
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