Stadler – the company who will be supplying the Tyne and Wear Metro with 42 new trains by 2024 as well as now maintaining the current fleet, and previous supplier of trams for London Tramlink – have been named Rail Business of the Year at the Rail Business Awards 2021, which was held virtually on 25th February 2021.
In recent years Stadler have won a number of contracts to supply trains across the UK, although for the scope of this website it is the major contract on the Tyne and Wear Metro where they have really come to the fore. But on top of that they have, or are in the process of, supplying new trains for the Greater Anglia and Merseyrail franchises on the UK rail network while they are also constructing new trains for the Glasgow Subway.
In making the award the judges said: “A great performance across the board, and a worthy winner…The company is also commissioning the first new trains for a total modernisation of the Glasgow Subway, and most recently it took over the maintenance of the rolling stock for the Tyne & Wear Metro, where it will also be supplying a complete new fleet over the next few years. And it will be supplying a diverse fleet of bi- and tri- mode hybrid trainsets to Transport for Wales to operate the South Wales Metro network.“
Rob Baxter, Managing Director for Stadler Rail Service UK, said: “We have made a concerted effort over the last few years to gain ground in the UK and Ireland. These markets have exciting and vibrant rail industries, and Stadler is keen to do business in them. The recognition by the judges of our hard work and efforts is very pleasing and we are honoured to continue delivering safe, high quality and technologically advanced rolling stock to the UK and Ireland.”