Alstom has signed a contract with the Polish regional rail operator Koleje Mazowieckie, in the Mazovian Voivodeship, to carry out P5 maintenance of 37 Twindexx double-deck coaches.

The contract worth 70,820,00 Polish zlotys is for the maintenance of 26 type Bpz trailing double-deck coaches and 11 type ABpbdzf control double-deck coaches, runs through to 2025.

The quality, reliability, and technical safety aspects of the maintenance will be to the requirements specified by the IRIS standard (ISO/TS 22163).

The type of repair specified by the contract must be done after 16 years of operation, with the basic scope of level 5 (P5) including all activities specified in the maintenance documentation as well as the technical and operational documentation.

Detailed inspection of the condition of components and assemblies of both Bpz mid-series bi-level coaches and ABpbdzf control series bi-level coaches will be carried out, as well as partial disassembly from the coach, replacement and repair.

Also included in the contract is additional work, and the supply of mono-block wheels and their replacement together with the repair of air system valves and pressure sensors, replacement of air conditioning fan motors, and renewal of the exterior varnish coating.

Among the changes that passengers will notice in coaches that have passed through level 5 maintenance will be the replacement of damaged windows and carpets and partial repair of the most-damaged passenger seats.

Slawomir Cyza, CEO and Managing Director of Alstom in Poland, Ukraine and Baltic States, said: “Modern, low emission rolling stock is key to the development of regional and suburban railway. Double-deck coaches play an important role and are characterised by high capacity, ideal for lines serving high passenger traffic.”

Czesław Sulima, Head of the Management Board, and Operations Director of the Masovian Railways, said “The double-deck coaches were the first railroad vehicles of this type purchased by the Regional Government of the Masovian Voivodeship for Masovian Railways. As a result, push-pull trains were launched as the first in Poland.

“These trains successfully serve designated routes in Mazovia, as well as “Słoneczny” or “Słoneczny  – BIS” trains running from Warsaw to the seaside in the summer season. Repairs to all 37 control and trailing coaches will be carried out in accordance with the maintenance system documentation, and will also undergo the necessary modernisation resulting from current regulations.”

Slawomir Cyza, CEO and Managing Director of Alstom in Poland, Ukraine and Baltic States, said “Modern, low emission rolling stock is key to the development of regional and suburban railway. Double-deck coaches play an important role and are characterised by high capacity, ideal for lines serving high passenger traffic.

“We are pleased that Twindexx trains have become an important element of the landscape across Mazovia and in Warsaw. Comprehensive overhaul services will allow for the further safe operation of these coaches in Koleje Mazowieckie’s fleet in the years to come.”