Siemens Mobility has secured a €65m ($86m) order to supply traction equipment and vehicle control systems for a total of 38 six-car multiple units for the Malaysian mass transit operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad in Kuala Lumpur.
The equipment ordered includes transformers, power converters, traction motors and vehicle control systems; the traction equipment can deliver 3,500KW of power per unit and will be delivered next year.
Siemens Mobility will deliver converter systems for the electric multiple units operating on the line at a voltage of 25kV of the Kuala Lumpur mass transit system.
Siemens said the advanced traction and vehicle control system for controlling traction applications will ensure that trains can run at regular 30min or 15min intervals during peak hours.
