Mitsubishi Electric has started delivery of traction systems for 28 AMLD long-distance electric trains (with 280 cars) operated by French national train operator SNCF Voyageurs. With the delivery for this order from SNCF Voyageurs contractor Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (CAF), a Spanish train builder, Mitsubishi Electric believes that it is not only the first Japanese company to supply traction systems for electric trains operated by SNCF Voyageurs but also the world’s first company to supply roof-mounted converters and inverters with natural air-cooling systems and main transformers for mass-transit electric trains.
SNCF Voyageurs and CAF selected Mitsubishi Electric as supplier following the delivery by Mitsubishi Electric of prototype main transformers in December 2017 for a Z2N commuter train and T4 tram-train operating in Paris, as they evaluated highly the energy efficiency, low operating noise and low maintenance cost of the roof-mounted converter and inverter units with natural air-cooling.