Stadler will supply 34 diesel-electric locomotives to the Taiwan Railway Administration. Credit: Stadler

Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler has won a €165m ($182m) contract from Taiwan Railway Administration to supply 34 diesel-electric locomotives.

The locomotives will serve on the 1,067mm narrow gauge network in Taiwan and are meant for both passenger and freight use.

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This contract marks the Swiss company’s first major tender contact in the Asia Pacific region.

The six-axle locomotives will be powered by a 2,700hp Cummins engine. Built at Stadler’s plant at Valencia in Spain, the trains will run at a maximum speed of 120km/h.

As Taiwan experiences temperatures as high as 45˚C and humidity up to 100%, the trains will be designed specifically for the country’s climate.

Stadler group CEO Thomas Ahlburg said: “We are proud to be able to supply a larger rolling stock series to Asia for the first time. The locomotives will be used in demanding mountainous topography, similar to that of Switzerland, and in extreme climatic conditions.

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“Stadler is very familiar with adapting rail vehicles to such specific challenges. Combined with the ability to build lightweight yet environmentally-friendly locomotives, these are important reasons for our success in Taiwan.”

Last month, Stadler signed an agreement with PT Inka to form a joint venture (JV) for the development and manufacture of rolling stock at the Banyuwangi facility in east Java.

Stadler noted that the JV marked a ‘strategically important leap’, which would offer the company a base from which it could gain access to the wider Southeast Asian market.

In January, Hitachi secured a contract worth nearly TWD44.3bn ($1.44bn) to supply 600 electric multiple unit (EMU) train cars to Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA).