Mid-life upgrade - Class 72

The mid-life upgrade will provide passengers more modern and dependable trains. The train sets are utilized in local train traffic in the Oslo region and Jærbanen.

The contract is valued at approximately 70 million euros, stretches over four years, and involves a mid-life upgrade of 36 train sets delivered by the Italian manufacturer AnsaldoBreda from 2002-2006. The train seats will now be upgraded and replaced with new floors, inside and exterior doors, improved passenger seats and lights, and other features. Moreover, reliability will be enhanced by installing systems securing good communication among train drivers and infrastructure.

After a tender competition of which five suppliers were eligible to submit offers, Alstom Transport AB ultimately won. Alstom Transport AB will carry out the mid-life upgrades for Norske Tog at its workshop in Motola, Sweden.

The first upgraded train set will be delivered to Norske Tog at the beginning of 2023 and the last during 2025.