Paradoxical kingdom of Denmark… At the forefront of energy transition in Europe, with a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030, its intercity trains still run on polluting diesel.
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The government and the Parliament have just tackled this big delay by investing a record amount of more than 20 billion crowns (2.7 billion euros) in the purchase and maintenance of 150 electric trains at Alstom, mainly for long distance traffic.
“I am really happy that we have chosen a clear and stable path towards a CO2 neutral solution
,
”
said Social Democratic Minister of Transport Benny Engelbrecht, welcoming the choice of Alstom, including
“the same type of trainsets runs in Italy ”
and which has already delivered more than 650 trains to the public railway company DSB in the past.
“
We need trains that work
” he says, to
“forget”
the nightmare of the arrival in 2007 of the first IC4 trainsets.
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