First Sustina export order

摘要

J-Trec has won an order to supply its Sustina EMU design for the Purple Line in Bangkok A fleet of 21 three-car sets will be delivered to Thailand in 2016 from the company's factory in Yokohama, and JR East will set up a local business to provide a 'comprehensive maintenance programme' covering rolling stock and infrastructure for 10 years. The trains have been developed following development and testing of a prototype in 2012-13. The Sustina design features laser-welded lightweight stainless steel car bodies that include an interior roll-bar at ceiling height to provide strength within the car body should a collision occur from the side.